personates

verb

present tense third-person singular of personate
as in mocks
to pretend to be (what one is not) in appearance or behavior likes to personate the man of the world, but he's still the small-town hick that he always was

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for personates
  1. mocks
  2. plays
  3. impersonates
  4. imitates
  5. portrays
  6. acts
Verb
  • Trump routinely mocks Newsom and refers to the governor using a derogatory nickname, while Newsom taunts the president with frequent social media posts.
    — Darlene Superville, Fortune, 4 Aug. 2026
  • By and large, the General Assembly mocks his policy proposals and ignores his leadership.
    — Torrey Snow, Baltimore Sun, 18 July 2026
Definition of mocks
Verb
  • What the Study Found A team of researchers at Texas A&M University set out to determine whether the NR4A1 receptor plays a role in the anti-aging benefits of coffee.
    — Lauren Panoff, Verywell Health, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Esparza plays the unhinged tyrant with a quickness, his bright eyes darting and weaving with each newfangled notion.
    — Christopher Barnard, Vogue, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of plays
Verb
  • Security researchers at Jamf Threat Labs have uncovered CrashStealer, a new Mac information stealer that impersonates Apple's crash-reporting software.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 21 July 2026
  • The first stage puts its payload inside an app bundle that impersonates real components built into macOS.
    — Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 2 July 2026
Definition of impersonates
Verb
  • Sometimes life imitates art, but other times, art imitates life.
    — Andrea Wurzburger, PEOPLE, 18 July 2026
  • The undulating roofline imitates the Allegheny Mountains, and 38 steel columns create a canopy reminiscent of the region's forests, Prix Versailles says.
    — Madeline Bartos, CBS News, 15 June 2026
Definition of imitates
Verb
  • Branka Katić as Raisa Gorbachev Branka Katić portrays Raisa Gorbachev in The Brink of War.
    — Samantha Stutsman, PEOPLE, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Ryding is Luca Haas, Jalees is Farah Jalali, and Priyanka portrays Tarek.
    — Denise Petski, Deadline, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of portrays
Verb
  • The short-term goal is to host performances by local country acts each month.
    — DeAsia Paige, AJC.com, 10 Aug. 2026
  • If a system prioritizes goals and consistently acts to preserve or advance them, those interests are behaviorally real.
    — Andréa Morris, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of acts
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“Personates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/personates. Accessed 18 Aug. 2026.

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