personate

• Verbe désuet ou littéraire signifiant se faire passer pour une autre personne, jouer le rôle de quelqu'un d'autre, souvent dans un contexte théâtral ou trompeur.

An obsolete verb meaning to impersonate or play the role of another person, often in a theatrical or deceptive context.

1. Impersonate or pretend to beC1formallegal

   To assume the identity or character of another person, often with the intent to deceive or commit fraud.

   se faire passer pour

   • The con artist personated a bank official to gain access to the vault.
   • He was arrested for personating a police officer.
   • In the play, she had to personate a famous historical figure.

   Synonymesactimitateimpersonatemimicplay

   Antonymesbeexist

2. Personify or attribute human qualitiesC2formalart

   To represent an abstract idea or inanimate object as having human characteristics or form.

   Personnifier

   • The poet personated the wind as a mischievous spirit.
   • In many cultures, the sun is personated as a powerful deity.
   • The artist personated the concept of justice as a blindfolded woman.

   Synonymesanthropomorphizeembodyhumanizeincarnatepersonifytypify