Personate and Refrain

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Personate verb - To pretend to be (what one is not) in appearance or behavior.

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Refrain is an antonym for personate in topics: act, entertain by playing a role.

Refrain verb - Resist doing something.

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Personate is an antonym for refrain.

Nearby Words: refrained, refraining

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Refrain and Personate. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/personate/refrain

Personate & Refrain. N.p., 2016. Web. 16 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/personate/refrain>.

Refrain or Personate. 2016. Accessed August 16, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/personate/refrain.

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