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Personate \Per"son*ate\, v. i.
To play or assume a character.
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Personate \Per"son*ate\, a. [L. personatus masked.] (Bot.)
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.
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Personate \Per"son*ate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Personated}; p.
pr. & vb. n. {Personating}.] [L. personare to cry out, LL.,
to extol. See {Person}.]
To celebrate loudly; to extol; to praise. [Obs.]
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In fable, hymn, or song so personating
Their gods ridiculous. --Milton.
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Personate \Per"son*ate\, v. t. [L. personatus masked, assumed,
fictitious, fr. persona a mask. See {Person}.]
1. To assume the character of; to represent by a fictitious
appearance; to act the part of; to impersonate[3]; hence,
to counterfeit; to feign; as, he tried to personate his
brother; a personated devotion. --Hammond.
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2. To set forth in an unreal character; to disguise; to mask.
[R.] "A personated mate." --Milton.
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3. To personify; to typify; to describe. --Shak.
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