Personate — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

pretend to be someone you are not; sometimes with fraudulent intentions

attribute human qualities to something

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/pˈɜːsənˌeɪt/

🇬🇧British English

/pˈɜːsənˌeɪt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/pˈɜːsənˌeɪt/

3 syllables Say it as /pˈɜːsənˌeɪt/.

Examples

She posed as the Czar's daughter
The Greeks personated their gods ridiculous

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

pose personify impersonate

Parts of Speech

verb	pretend to be someone you are not; sometimes with fraudulent intentions “She posed as the Czar's daughter”
verb	attribute human qualities to something “The Greeks personated their gods ridiculous”

Word Forms

poser	noun	a person who habitually pretends to be something he is not
impersonation	noun	pretending to be another person
impersonator	noun	someone who (fraudulently) assumes the appearance of another
personation	noun	acting the part of a character on stage; dramatically representing the character by speech and action and gesture
personification	noun	the act of attributing human characteristics to abstract ideas etc.
person	noun	a human body (usually including the clothing)

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

personifizieren

vorgeben, jemand zu sein, der du nicht bist; manchmal mit betrügerischen Absichten

🇫🇷French

personnifier

faites semblant d'être quelqu'un que vous n'êtes pas ; parfois avec des intentions frauduleuses

🇪🇸Spanish

hacer el papel de

finge ser alguien que no eres; a veces con intenciones fraudulentas

🇮🇹Italian

impersonare

fingere di essere qualcuno che non sei; a volte con intenzioni fraudolente

🇳🇱Dutch

verpersoonlijken

doe alsof u iemand bent die u niet bent; soms met frauduleuze bedoelingen

🇵🇹Portuguese

personificar

finja ser alguém que você não é; às vezes com intenções fraudulentas

🇷🇺Russian

олицетворять

притворяться тем, кем ты не являешься; иногда с мошенническими намерениями

India

🇮🇳Hindi

चोला बदलना

ऐसे व्यक्ति होने का दिखावा करें जो आप नहीं हैं; कभी-कभी कपटपूर्ण इरादों से

🇧🇩Bengali

ব্যক্তিত্বপূর্ণ

আপনি নন এমন একজন হওয়ার ভান করুন; কখনও কখনও প্রতারণামূলক উদ্দেশ্য সঙ্গে

🇮🇳Tamil

ஆளுமை

நீங்கள் இல்லாத ஒருவராக நடிக்கவும்; சில நேரங்களில் மோசடி நோக்கத்துடன்

🇮🇳Telugu

వ్యక్తిత్వం

మీరు లేని వ్యక్తిలా నటించండి; కొన్నిసార్లు మోసపూరిత ఉద్దేశాలతో

🇮🇳Marathi

व्यक्तिमत्व

आपण नसल्याची बतावणी करा; कधीकधी फसव्या हेतूने

🇮🇳Gujarati

વ્યક્તિત્વ

તમે નથી એવા હોવાનો ડોળ કરો; ક્યારેક કપટપૂર્ણ ઇરાદા સાથે

🇮🇳Kannada

ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿಗತ

ನೀವು ಅಲ್ಲದವರಂತೆ ನಟಿಸಿ; ಕೆಲವೊಮ್ಮೆ ಮೋಸದ ಉದ್ದೇಶದಿಂದ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വ്യക്തിപരം

നിങ്ങൾ അല്ലാത്ത ഒരാളായി നടിക്കുക; ചിലപ്പോൾ വഞ്ചനാപരമായ ഉദ്ദേശ്യത്തോടെ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਵਿਅਕਤੀ

ਕਿਸੇ ਅਜਿਹੇ ਵਿਅਕਤੀ ਹੋਣ ਦਾ ਦਿਖਾਵਾ ਕਰੋ ਜੋ ਤੁਸੀਂ ਨਹੀਂ ਹੋ; ਕਈ ਵਾਰ ਧੋਖੇਬਾਜ਼ ਇਰਾਦਿਆਂ ਨਾਲ

🇵🇰Urdu

شخصیت

کسی ایسے شخص کا دکھاوا کریں جو آپ نہیں ہیں؛ کبھی کبھی دھوکہ دہی کے ارادوں کے ساتھ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

扮演

假装成不是你的人；有时带有欺诈意图

🇯🇵Japanese

擬人化する

自分ではない誰かのふりをする。時には詐欺的な意図を持って

🇰🇷Korean

의인화하다

당신이 아닌 다른 사람인 척; 때로는 사기적인 의도로

🇻🇳Vietnamese

nhân cách hóa

giả vờ là một người nào đó không phải là bạn; đôi khi với ý định lừa đảo

🇹🇭Thai

เป็นตัวเป็นตน

แสร้งทำเป็นคนที่คุณไม่ใช่ บางครั้งก็มีเจตนาฉ้อโกง

🇮🇩Indonesian

berperan sbg

berpura-pura menjadi seseorang yang bukan diri Anda; terkadang dengan niat curang

🇵🇭Filipino

magpakatao

magpanggap na isang taong hindi ikaw; minsan may mapanlinlang na intensyon

🇲🇾Malay

berperwatakan

berpura-pura menjadi seseorang yang bukan anda; kadang-kadang dengan niat menipu

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

شخصية

تظاهر بأنك شخص ليس أنت؛ وأحيانا بنوايا احتيالية

🇮🇷Persian

شخص

وانمود کن کسی هستی که نیستی؛ گاه با نیات متقلبانه

🇹🇷Turkish

kişileştirmek

olmadığınız biri gibi davranın; bazen sahtekarlık niyetiyle

🇮🇱Hebrew

דמות

להעמיד פנים שאתה מישהו שאתה לא; לפעמים עם כוונות הונאה

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