impersonate
11impersonate — [[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… …
12impersonate — verb (T) 1 to pretend to be someone else by copying their appearance, voice, and behaviour, especially in order to deceive people: He gained access to the building by impersonating a police officer. 2 to copy someone s voice and behaviour,… …
13impersonate — transitive verb ( ated; ating) Date: 1715 to assume or act the character of ; personate • impersonation noun • impersonator noun …
14impersonate — impersonation, n. v. /im perr seuh nayt /; adj. /im perr seuh nit, nayt /, v., impersonated, impersonating, adj. v.t. 1. to assume the character or appearance of; pretend to be: He was arrested for impersonating a police officer. 2. to mimic the… …
15impersonate — Synonyms and related words: act, act a part, act as, act out, adumbrate, ape, body forth, copy, copycat, create a role, demonstrate, depict, discourse, do, embody, enact, exemplify, figure, foreshadow, hit off, hit off on, illustrate, image,… …
16impersonate — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. pose (as), imitate, take off, mimic; personify, play the impostor. See representation, drama, imitation. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. mimic, portray, mime, act out, pose as, pass for, double for, assume …
17impersonate — im|per|son|ate [ ım pɜrsn,eıt ] verb transitive 1. ) to pretend to be someone else by copying the way they look, speak, or behave in order to trick people: the offence of impersonating a police officer 2. ) to copy the way someone speaks and… …
18impersonate — see PERSON …
19impersonate — im·per·son·ate || ɪm pÉœrsÉ™neɪt / pÉœËs v. pose as someone else, assume the character of another person …
20impersonate — verb pretend to be (another person) for entertainment or fraud. Derivatives impersonation noun impersonator noun Origin C17 (in the sense personify ): from in 2 + L. persona person , on the pattern of incorporate …
