Personation

Pronunciation: /ˌpɜːrsəˈneɪʃən/

Definitions of personation

noun the act of impersonating someone else

Example Sentences

A1 Personation is pretending to be someone else.

A2 The act of personation can lead to legal consequences.

B1 Personation is often used in literature to create suspense.

B2 The detective discovered the personation scheme and arrested the culprit.

C1 The sophisticated personation of the actor impressed the audience.

C2 The criminal's personation of a police officer fooled everyone at the bank.

Examples of personation in a Sentence

formal Personation is the act of pretending to be someone else, often for fraudulent purposes.

informal I heard that personation is a serious crime that can lead to legal consequences.

slang Dude, don't even think about personation, it's not worth getting in trouble for.

figurative In the world of acting, personation is a skill that requires a deep understanding of the character being portrayed.

Grammatical Forms of personation

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

Origin and Evolution of personation

First Known Use: 1601 year

Language of Origin: Latin

Story behind the word: The word 'personation' originated from the Latin word 'personare' meaning to sound through or speak loudly.

Evolution of the word: Originally used in legal contexts to refer to the act of assuming someone else's identity, the meaning of 'personation' has expanded to include the act of impersonating or pretending to be someone else in various contexts.