\Per"son*ate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Personated}; p.
pr. & vb. n. {Personating}.] [L. personare to cry out, LL.,
to extol. See {Person}.]
To celebrate loudly; to extol; to praise. [Obs.]
      In fable, hymn, or song so personating Their gods
      ridiculous.                              --Milton.

\Per"son*ate\, 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; hence, to counterfeit; to
   feign; as, he tried to personate his brother; a personated
   devotion. --Hammond.
2. To set forth in an unreal character; to disguise; to mask.
   [R.] ``A personated mate.'' --Milton.
3. To personify; to typify; to describe. --Shak.

\Per"son*ate\, v. i.
To play or assume a character.

\Per"son*ate\, a. [L. personatus masked.] (Bot.)
Having the throat of a bilabiate corolla nearly closed by a
projection of the base of the lower lip; masked, as in the
flower of the snapdragon.