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  • 51Impersonate — Im*per son*ate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Impersonated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Impersonating}.] 1. To invest with personality; to endow with the form of a living being. [1913 Webster] 2. To ascribe the qualities of a person to; to personify. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 52Impersonated — Impersonate Im*per son*ate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Impersonated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Impersonating}.] 1. To invest with personality; to endow with the form of a living being. [1913 Webster] 2. To ascribe the qualities of a person to; to personify.… …

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  • 53Impersonating — Impersonate Im*per son*ate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Impersonated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Impersonating}.] 1. To invest with personality; to endow with the form of a living being. [1913 Webster] 2. To ascribe the qualities of a person to; to personify.… …

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  • 54Person — Per son, v. t. To represent as a person; to personify; to impersonate. [Obs.] Milton. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 55Personate — 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… …

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  • 56Personize — Per son*ize, v. t. To personify. [R.] [1913 Webster] Milton has personized them. J. Richardson. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 57embody — transitive verb (embodied; embodying) Date: circa 1548 1. to give a body to (a spirit) ; incarnate 2. a. to deprive of spirituality b. to make concrete and perceptible 3. to cause to become a body or part of a body ; incorporate 4 …

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  • 58morality play — noun Date: 1879 1. an allegorical play popular especially in the 15th and 16th centuries in which the characters personify abstract qualities or concepts (as virtues, vices, or death) 2. something (as a court trial) which involves a direct… …

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  • 59personalize — transitive verb ( ized; izing) Date: circa 1741 1. personify 2. to make personal or individual; specifically to mark as the property of a particular person < personalized stationery > • personalization noun …

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  • 60sandman — noun Date: 1835 a genie in folklore who makes children sleepy by sprinkling sand in their eyes often used to personify sleep < trying to fight off the sandman > …

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