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  • 51Personate — 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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  • 52Represent — Rep re*sent (r?p r? z?nt ), v. t. [F. repr[ e]senter, L. repraesentare, repraesentatum; pref. re re + preesentare to place before, present. See {Present}, v. t.] 1. To present again or anew; to present by means of something standing in the place… …

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  • 53Type — Type, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Typed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Typing}.] 1. To represent by a type, model, or symbol beforehand; to prefigure. [R.] White (Johnson). [1913 Webster] 2. To furnish an expression or copy of; to represent; to typify. [R.] [1913… …

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  • 54Typed — Type Type, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Typed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Typing}.] 1. To represent by a type, model, or symbol beforehand; to prefigure. [R.] White (Johnson). [1913 Webster] 2. To furnish an expression or copy of; to represent; to typify. [R.]… …

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  • 55Typing — Type Type, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Typed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Typing}.] 1. To represent by a type, model, or symbol beforehand; to prefigure. [R.] White (Johnson). [1913 Webster] 2. To furnish an expression or copy of; to represent; to typify. [R.]… …

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  • 56betoken — transitive verb ( tokened; betokening) Date: 15th century 1. to typify beforehand ; presage 2. to give evidence of ; show …

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  • 57foreshadow — transitive verb Date: 1577 to represent, indicate, or typify beforehand ; prefigure • foreshadower noun …

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  • 58represent — verb Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French representer, from Latin repraesentare, from re + praesentare to present Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. to bring clearly before the mind ; present < a book which represents the character of&#8230; …

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  • 59type — I. noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Late Latin typus, from Latin & Greek; Latin typus image, from Greek typos blow, impression, model, from typtein to strike, beat; akin to Sanskrit tupati he injures and probably to&#8230; …

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  • 60typification — noun see typify …

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