Personate

Pronunciation: /ˈpɜːrsəˌneɪt/

Definitions of personate

verb to impersonate or pretend to be someone else, especially in a theatrical performance

Example Sentences

A1 She personates her favorite cartoon character when she plays with her friends.

A2 The actor had to personate a famous historical figure in the movie.

B1 The comedian was skilled at personating various celebrities in his stand-up routine.

B2 In the play, the actress had to personate a dual role of twins separated at birth.

C1 The spy was able to personate a high-ranking official to gain access to classified information.

C2 The master of disguise could personate anyone with such precision that even close friends couldn't tell the difference.

Examples of personate in a Sentence

formal It is illegal to personate someone else in order to deceive others.

informal I heard that some people personate celebrities on social media for fun.

slang Don't personate your friend just to prank someone, it's not cool.

figurative The actor's ability to personate different characters is truly remarkable.

Grammatical Forms of personate

• past tense: personated
• plural: personates
• comparative: more personate
• superlative: most personate
• present tense: personate
• future tense: will personate
• perfect tense: have personated
• continuous tense: is personating
• singular: personate
• positive degree: personate
• infinitive: to personate
• gerund: personating
• participle: personating

Origin and Evolution of personate

First Known Use: 1400 year

Language of Origin: Latin

Story behind the word: The word 'personate' originated from the Latin word 'personatus', which means to wear a mask or to impersonate.

Evolution of the word: Over time, the word 'personate' shifted from its original meaning of wearing a mask to impersonating someone else, and eventually to simply representing or acting as a particular character.