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Pronunciation : Per"son*ate
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [L. personare to cry out, LL., to extol. See Person.]
Definition : Defn: To celebrate loudly; to extol; to praise. [Obs.] In fable, hymn, or song so personating Their gods ridiculous. Milton.

t. [imp. & p. p. Personated; p. pr. & vb. n. Personating.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Per"son*ate
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [L. personatus masked, assumed, fictitious, fr. persona a mask. See Person.]
Definition : 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.

t.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Per"son*ate
Part of Speech : v.
Definition : Defn: To play or assume a character.

i.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Per"son*ate
Part of Speech : a.
Etymology : [L. personatus masked.] (Bot.)
Definition : Defn: 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's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913