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Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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adj
Having the throat of a corolla nearly closed by a projection of the base of the lower lip (reminiscent of a mask), as in the flower of the snapdragon.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable, uncommon
Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences
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Synonyms: masked
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verb
To fraudulently portray another person; to impersonate.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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verb
To portray a character (as in a play); to act.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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verb
To attribute personal characteristics to something; to personify.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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verb
To set forth in an unreal character; to disguise; to mask.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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verb
To celebrate loudly; to extol, to praise.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete, transitive
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verb
attribute human qualities to something
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: personify
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Broader terms: impute, ascribe, assign, attribute
verb
pretend to be someone you are not; sometimes with fraudulent intentions
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: pose, impersonate
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: deceive, betray, lead astray
Narrower terms: masquerade
History
From Latin persōnātus.
From Latin personō (“cry out”).
