-personate-

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; to impersonate{ 3 }; hence, to counterfeit; to feign; as, he tried to personate his brother; a personated devotion. Hammond. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To set forth in an unreal character; to disguise; to mask. [ R. ] “A personated mate.” Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. To personify; to typify; to describe. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. To play or assume a character. [ 1913 Webster ]