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personate vs ascribe

ascribe vs personate

personate and ascribe both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
personate No No Yes No
ascribe No No Yes No
As verbs, ascribe is a hypernym of personate; that is, ascribe is a word with a broader meaning than personate:
  • personate: attribute human qualities to something
  • ascribe: attribute or credit to
Other hypernyms of personate include assign, attribute, impute.
personate (verb) ascribe (verb)
attribute human qualities to something attribute or credit to
pretend to be someone you are not; sometimes with fraudulent intentions
Difference between personate and ascribe

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