Dictionary entry

Personate

Webster's Dictionary 1913

Per″son‐ate (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Personated (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Personating (?).] [L. personare to cry out, LL., to extol. See Person.] To celebrate loudly; to extol; to praise.

In fable, hymn, or song so personating

Their gods ridiculous. Milton.