personate

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By her pose she was immediately recognized as Lillie Bell, who indeed was just the one to personate the fair and bewitching “Lady of Petticoat Lane,” alias Polly Spratt, Polly Prevoorst, and Polly Alexander.

From Blue Robin, the Girl Pioneer by Halsey, Rena I.

To assume the office or character of; to play; to personate; as, to act the hero.

From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary by Webster, Noah

They were allowed to choose their own diversion, and they fixed that their father and the Grand Duchess should appear as Oberon and Titania, and that every guest should personate some fairy character.

From Baron Bruno Or, the Unbelieving Philosopher, and Other Fairy Stories by Morgan, Louisa

He was, besides, a ventriloquist, and could thus personate and imitate any character or any voice he chose.

From Auricular Confession and Popish Nunneries Volumes I. and II., Complete by Hogan, William

Her selfe a while she layes aside, and makes Ready to personate a mortall part.

From The Complete Works of Richard Crashaw, Volume I (of 2) by Crashaw, Richard