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Personate Definition & Meaning

personate
verb
  1. pretend to be someone you are not; sometimes with fraudulent intentions; "She posed as the Czar's daughter"
  2. attribute human qualities to something; "The Greeks personated their gods ridiculous"

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Frequently asked questions

What does personate mean?
pretend to be someone you are not; sometimes with fraudulent intentions; "She posed as the Czar's daughter" attribute human qualities to something; "The Greeks personated their gods ridiculous"
What part of speech is personate?
Personate is a verb.
How many definitions does personate have?
Personate has 2 definitions across 1 part of speech (verb).

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