impersonate
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impersonate — im·per·son·ate /im pər sə ˌnāt/ vt at·ed, at·ing: to assume (another s or a fictitious identity) without authority and with fraudulent intent impersonate a police officer impersonated a public servant by saying he was from the water department… … Law dictionary
impersonate — [im pʉr′sə nāt΄] vt. impersonated, impersonating 1. Now 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… … English World dictionary
Impersonate — Im*per son*ate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Impersonated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Impersonating}.] 1. To invest with personality; to endow with the form of a living being. [1913 Webster] 2. To ascribe the qualities of a person to; to personify. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
impersonate — (v.) 1620s, to invest with a personality, from assimilated form of L. in into, in (see IN (Cf. in ) (2)) + persona person. Sense of to assume the person or character of is first recorded 1715. Earlier in same sense was personate (1610s). Related … Etymology dictionary
impersonate — play, *act Analogous words: imitate, mimic, ape, *copy: simulate, counterfeit, feign (see ASSUME): caricature, burlesque (see under CARICATURE n) … New Dictionary of Synonyms
impersonate — [v] pretend to be another act, act a part, act like, act out, ape, assume character, ditto*, do, do an impression of, double as, dress as, enact, fake, imitate, make like*, masquerade as, mimic, mirror, pass oneself off as*, perform, personate,… … New thesaurus
impersonate — ► VERB ▪ pretend to be (another person) for entertainment or fraud. DERIVATIVES impersonation noun impersonator noun. ORIGIN from IN (Cf. ↑in ) + Latin persona person … English terms dictionary
impersonate — UK [ɪmˈpɜː(r)səneɪt] / US [ɪmˈpɜrs(ə)nˌeɪt] verb [transitive] Word forms impersonate : present tense I/you/we/they impersonate he/she/it impersonates present participle impersonating past tense impersonated past participle impersonated 1) to… … English dictionary
impersonate — im|per|son|ate [ımˈpə:səneıt US ə:r ] v [T] 1.) to pretend to be someone else by copying their appearance, voice, and behaviour, especially in order to deceive people ▪ Do you know it is a very serious offence to impersonate a police officer? 2.) … Dictionary of contemporary English
impersonate — [[t]ɪmpɜ͟ː(r)səneɪt[/t]] impersonates, impersonating, impersonated VERB If someone impersonates a person, they pretend to be that person, either to deceive people or to make people laugh. [V n] He was returned to prison in 1977 for impersonating… … English dictionary
