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- [pur-suh-neyt]
- /ˈpɜr səˌneɪt/
- /ˌpɜː.sə.ˈneɪʃ.n̩/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [pur-suh-neyt]
- /ˈpɜr səˌneɪt/
Definitions of personation word
- verb with object personation to act or portray (a character in a play, a part, etc.). 1
- verb with object personation to assume the character or appearance of; pass oneself off as, especially with fraudulent intent; impersonate. 1
- verb with object personation to represent in terms of personal properties or characteristics; personify. 1
- verb without object personation to act or play a part. 1
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Origin of personation
First appearance:
before 1590 One of the 37% oldest English words
1590-1600; v. use of Latin persōnātus personate2
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Personation
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
personation popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 66% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 71% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
personation usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for personation
noun personation
- cover up — If you cover something or someone up, you put something over them in order to protect or hide them.
- dissimulation — the act of dissimulating; feigning; hypocrisy.
- domino — a flat, thumbsized, rectangular block, the face of which is divided into two parts, each either blank or bearing from one to six pips or dots: 28 such pieces form a complete set.
- dominoes — a flat, thumbsized, rectangular block, the face of which is divided into two parts, each either blank or bearing from one to six pips or dots: 28 such pieces form a complete set.
- mummery — the performance of mummers.
Antonyms for personation
noun personation
- disallowance — to refuse to allow; reject; veto: to disallow a claim for compensation.
verb with object personation
- impersonation — to assume the character or appearance of; pretend to be: He was arrested for impersonating a police officer.
Top questions with personation
- what is personation?
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Matching words
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