Per"son*ate (?), v. t. [imp. &
p. p. Personated (?); p. pr. & vb.
n. Personating (?).] [L. personare to cry out,
LL., to extol. See Person.] To celebrate loudly; to extol;
to praise. [Obs.]
In fable, hymn, or song so personating
Their gods ridiculous.
Milton.
Per"son*ate, v. t. [L. personatus
masked, assumed, fictitious, fr. persona a mask. See
Person.] 1. To assume the character of; to
represent by a fictitious appearance; to act the part of; hence, to
counterfeit; to feign; as, he tried to personate his brother; a
personated devotion. Hammond.
2. To set forth in an unreal character; to
disguise; to mask. [R.] "A personated mate."
Milton.
3. To personify; to typify; to describe.
Shak.
Per"son*ate, v. i. To play or
assume a character.
Per"son*ate (?), a. [L.
personatus masked.] (Bot.) Having the throat of a
bilabiate corolla nearly closed by a projection of the base of the
lower lip; masked, as in the flower of the snapdragon.
