Defn: Personal property, as distinguished from realty or real property.
PERSONATE
Per"son*ate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Personated; p. pr. & vb. n.
Personating.] Etym: [L. personare to cry out, LL., to extol. See
Person.]
Defn: To celebrate loudly; to extol; to praise. [Obs.]
In fable, hymn, or song so personating Their gods ridiculous. Milton.
PERSONATE Per"son*ate, v. t. Etym: [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.
PERSONATE
Per"son*ate, v. i.
Defn: To play or assume a character.
PERSONATE
Per"son*ate, a. Etym: [L. personatus masked.] (Bot.)