personate vs personation

personate is not a noun while personation is a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
personate	No	No	Yes	No
personation	Yes	No	No	No

personate (noun)	personation (noun)
	imitating the mannerisms of another person
	acting the part of a character on stage; dramatically representing the character by speech and action and gesture

personate (verb)	personation (verb)
attribute human qualities to something
pretend to be someone you are not; sometimes with fraudulent intentions