Personate — Defs

01 v. t. To celebrate loudly; to extol; to praise.

imp. & p. p. Personated; p. pr. & vb. n. Personating

1.
To celebrate loudly; to extol; to praise.[Obs.]
“In fable, hymn, or song so personating Their gods ridiculous.” — Milton.

02 v. t. To assume the character of; to represent by a fictitious appearance; to act the part of; to impersonate{3}; hence, to counterfeit; to feign…

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.
2.
To set forth in an unreal character; to disguise; to mask.[R.]
3.
To personify; to typify; to describe.

03 v. i. To play or assume a character.

1.
To play or assume a character.

04 a. 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.

1.
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.(Bot.)