personate
1. per.so.nate \'p*rs-n*t, -*n-*t\ aj [L personatus masked, fr. persona mask] of a bilabiate corolla : having the throat nearly closed by a palate; also : having such a corolla {a ~ flower} 2. per.son.ate \'p*rs-*n-.a-t\ \.p*rs-*n-'a--sh*n\ \'p*rs-*n-.a-t-iv\ \-.a-t-*r\ vt 1a: IMPERSONATE, REPRESENT 1b: to assume without authority some character or capacity when done with fraudulent intent 2: to invest with personality or personal characteristics - per.son.ation n