personation

C2+ Topic:People & Society

US /ˌpɜrsəˈneɪʃən/ UK /ˌpɜːsəˈneɪʃən/ See IPA manual

Meanings

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noun
the act of assuming another person's identity, especially to deceive

Personation at the polls is a serious electoral offense.

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Synonyms

1 noun · the act of assuming another... impersonation portrayal representation masquerade imitation

Word family

Related forms personate person impersonate personify

Etymology

From personate (from Late Latin personatus, 'masked, assumed') plus -ion; ultimately from Latin persona ('mask, character, person').

persona Latin

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# personation

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˌpɜrsəˈneɪʃən/
**IPA (UK):** /ˌpɜːsəˈneɪʃən/

## Meanings
1. the act of assuming another person's identity, especially to deceive

## Examples
- Personation at the polls is a serious electoral offense.

## Synonyms
- impersonation
- portrayal
- representation
- masquerade
- imitation

## Related Forms
- personate
- person
- impersonate
- personify

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: persona

## Etymology
From personate (from Late Latin personatus, 'masked, assumed') plus -ion; ultimately from Latin persona ('mask, character, person').

## AI Etymology
Personation is from personate (from Late Latin personatus, 'masked, assumed') plus -ion; ultimately from Latin persona ('mask, character, person'). Important recorded forms include persona (Latin). The modern sense follows that older lexical line closely. In current use it covers the act of assuming another person's identity, especially to deceive. The wider family includes related words such as personate, person, impersonate, and personify.

## Topics
- People & Society
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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