personation C2+ Topic:People & Society US /ˌpɜrsəˈneɪʃən/ UK /ˌpɜːsəˈneɪʃən/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun the act of assuming another person's identity, especially to deceive Personation at the polls is a serious electoral offense. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · the act of assuming another... impersonationportrayalrepresentationmasqueradeimitation Word family Related forms personatepersonimpersonatepersonify Etymology AI details From personate (from Late Latin personatus, 'masked, assumed') plus -ion; ultimately from Latin persona ('mask, character, person'). persona Latin View etymology graph -> Topics People & Society Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # 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 markdown