- 1. v. t. To celebrate loudly; to extol; to praise. Source: opted
- 2. v. t. To assume the character of; to represent by a fictitious appearance; to act the part of; hence, to counterfeit; to feign; as, he tried to personate his brother; a personated devotion. Source: opted
- 3. v. t. To set forth in an unreal character; to disguise; to mask. Source: opted
- 4. v. t. To personify; to typify; to describe. Source: opted
- 5. v. i. To play or assume a character. Source: opted
- 6. a. Having the throat of a bilabiate corolla nearly closed by a projection of the base of the lower lip; masked, as in the flower of the snapdragon. Source: opted
- 7. v. pretend to be someone you are not; sometimes with fraudulent intentions Source: wordnet
- 8. v. attribute human qualities to something Source: wordnet
- 9. To celebrate loudly; to extol; to praise. [Obs.] In fable, hymn, or song so personating Their gods ridiculous. Milton. 1. To assume the character of; to represent by a fictitious appearance; to act the part of; hence, to counterfeit; to feign; as, he tried to personate his brother; a personated devotion. Hammond. 2. To set forth in an unreal character; to disguise; to mask. [R.] "A personated mate." Milton. 3. To personify; to typify; to describe. Shak. To play or assume a character. Having the throat of a bilabiate corolla nearly closed by a projection of the base of the lower lip; masked, as in the flower of the snapdragon. Source: webster
- 10. To celebrate loudly; to extol; to praise. [Obs.]In fable, hymn, or song so personating Their gods ridiculous. Milton. Source: adambom
- 11. v pretend to be someone you are not; sometimes with fraudulent intentions v attribute human qualities to something Source: ecdict
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