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Personation

The act of personating, or conterfeiting the person or character of another.

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Broader term 3

Acting 76% connected

of Act

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Performing 76% connected

of Perform

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Playing 76% connected

of Play

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Narrower term 7

Apery 76% connected

A place where apes are kept.

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Character 76% connected

A distinctive mark; a letter, figure, or symbol.

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Impression 76% connected

The act of impressing, or the state of being impressed; the communication of a stamp, mold, style, or character, by external force or by influence.

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Mimicry 76% connected

The act or practice of one who mimics; ludicrous imitation for sport or ridicule.

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Part 76% connected

One of the portions, equal or unequal, into which anything is divided, or regarded as divided; something less than a whole; a number, quantity, mass,…

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Persona 76% connected

Same as Person, n., 8.

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Role 76% connected

A part, or character, performed by an actor in a drama; hence, a part of function taken or assumed by any one; as, he has now taken the role of phila…

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Impersonate 74% connected

To invest with personality; to endow with the form of a living being.

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Impersonate 74% connected

To invest with personality; to endow with the form of a living being.

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Portray 74% connected

To paint or draw the likeness of; as, to portray a king on horseback.

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Portray 74% connected

To paint or draw the likeness of; as, to portray a king on horseback.

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Synonym 4

Characterization 92% connected

The act or process of characterizing.

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Enactment 92% connected

The passing of a bill into a law; the giving of legislative sanction and executive approval to a bill whereby it is established as a law.

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Impersonation 92% connected

Alt. of Impersonification

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Portrayal 92% connected

The act or process of portraying; description; delineation.

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