personate

tr.v., -at·ed, -at·ing, -ates.

1. To play the role or portray the part of (a character); impersonate.
2. To endow with personal qualities; personify.
3. Law. To assume the identity of, with intent to deceive.

[Late Latin persōnāre, persōnāt-, to bear the character of, represent, from Latin persōna, person. See person.]

personation per'son·a'tion n.
personative per'son·a'tive adj.
personator per'son·a'tor n.

per·son·ate² (pûr'sə-nĭt)
adj. Botany
Having two lips, with the throat closed by a prominent palate. Used of a corolla, such as that of the snapdragon.

[Latin persōnātus, masked, from persōna, mask. See person.]

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The verb has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: pretend to be someone you are not; sometimes with fraudulent intentions
  Synonyms: pose, impersonate

Meaning #2: attribute human qualities to something
  Synonym: personify

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Dansk (Danish)
1.
v. tr. - spille rollen som, udgive sig for

2.
adj. - maskeformet

Nederlands (Dutch)
de rol spelen van, zich uitgeven voor, persoonlijke eigenschappen toeschrijven aan

Français (French)
1.
v. tr. - (Théât) incarner

2.
adj. - (Zool) qui a l'apparence d'un masque, (Bot) bilabié

Deutsch (German)
1.
v. - vorgeben jmd. zu sein

2.
adj. - (bot.) maskiert

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - ενσαρκώνω, υποδύομαι

Italiano (Italian)
impersonare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - personificar, representar

Русский (Russian)
представлять, воплощать, выдавать себя за

Español (Spanish)
1.
v. tr. - hacerse pasar por, usurpar la personalidad de

2.
adj. - personificado

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - utge sig för, uppträda som

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
1. 扮演, 冒充, 伪装

2. 伪装的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
1.
adj. - 偽裝的

2.
v. tr. - 扮演, 冒充, 偽裝

한국어 (Korean)
1.
v. tr. - ~의 역을 맡다, ~로 분장하다

2.
adj. - 가장[변장]의, 가면 모양의, (유충이) 위장한

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 風を装う, 擬人化する, 役を演ずる, 演じる
adj. - 仮装の, 仮面状の

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يقوم بدور في مسرحيه ما, ينتحل شخصيه فلان‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮גילם תפקיד, התחזה‬
adj. - ‮בעלי צורה מוסווה (זחלים של חרקים שונים), דמויי מסכה (צמחים שונים)‬

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