See Also: Personate(medicine)
personate(1)(dictionary)
personate(2)(dictionary)

personate(2) (iou) and PLR (iou)


personate(2) (iou)



personate verb. L16.
[Late Latin personat- pa. ppl stem of personare, from persona: see PERSON noun, -ATE3.]
1. verb trans. & intrans. Act or play the part of (a character in a drama etc.). L16.
2. verb trans. Represent or describe in Writing; symbolize. L16-L17.
3. verb trans. Pretend to be (another person), esp. for the purpose of fraud; spec. (Politics) cast a vote in the name of (another person); impersonate. E17.
4. verb trans. Stand for, represent, symbolize; personify, embody. Now rare or obsolete. E17.
5. verb trans. Feign (a quality). E-M17.
perso'nation noun (a) the action or an act of personating; (b) a person as a personification of a quality etc.: L16.
personative adjective (of poetry) involving dramatic representation L18.
personator noun E17.

PLR (iou)



PLR abbreviation.
Public Lending Right.