[per.son.ate] vt -at.ed ; -at.ing (1591) 1 a: impersonate, represent b: to assume without authority and with fraudulent intent (some character or capacity)
2: to invest with personality or personal characteristics "personating their gods ridiculous, and themselves past shame --John Milton" -- per.son.a.tion n -- per.son.a.tive adj -- per.son.a.tor n