Definition of: personate

(pûr′sən·āt) v.t. ·at·ed, ·at·ing
1. To act the part of, as a character in a play.
2. To personify, as in poetry, art, etc.
3. Law To impersonate with intent to deceive. See synonyms under IMITATE.
—adjective
1. Bot. Masklike; masked: said specifically of a gamopetalous, two–lipped corolla in which the mouth of the tube is closed by an inflated projection of the throat.
2. Impersonated; feigned. [<L personatus masked <persona a mask]
—per′·son·a′tion noun
—per′son·a′tive adjective
—per′son·a′tor noun