impersonate

Definition of Impersonate in English :

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Verb

1. impersonate, portray

assume or act the character of

Example Sentences:
'She impersonates Madonna'
'The actor portrays an elderly, lonely man'

portray

2. impersonate

represent another person with comic intentions

3. impersonate, personate, pose

pretend to be someone you are not; sometimes with fraudulent intentions

Example Sentences:
'She posed as the Czar's daughter'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Impersonate

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verb (transitive)

1.

to pretend to be (another person)

2.

to imitate the character, mannerisms, etc, of (another person)

3. rare

to play the part or character of

4. an archaic word for personify

Impersonate

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verb transitiveWord forms: imˈpersonˌated or imˈpersonˌating

1. Rare

to represent in the form of a person; personify; embody

2.

to act the part of

; specif.,

a.

to mimic the appearance, manner, etc. of (a person) for purposes of entertainment

b.

to pretend to be for purposes of fraud

to impersonate an officer

Impersonate

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tr.v. im·per·son·at·ed, im·per·son·at·ing, im·per·son·ates

1. To assume the character or appearance of, especially fraudulently: impersonate a police officer.

2. To imitate the appearance, voice, or manner of; mimic: an entertainer who impersonates celebrities.

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