impersonate

  • 21impersonate — v. a. 1. Personate, take or act the part of, act, enact, imitate, ape, mimic, mock, take off. 2. Incarnate, personify, invest with personality …

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  • 22impersonate — verb impersonating the boss during a meeting was not your smartest move Syn: imitate, mimic, do an impression of, ape, copy, parrot; parody, caricature, burlesque, travesty, satirize, lampoon; masquerade as, pose as, pass oneself off as; informal …

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  • 23impersonate — v imitate, pretend to be, mimic, ape, Sl. make like, monkey, parrot, repeat, reflect, mirror, echo; simulate, assume, represent, take on, affect; mock, parody, take off, caricature, burlesque …

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  • 24impersonate — im·per·son·ate …

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  • 25impersonate — [ɪmˈpɜːsəˌneɪt] verb [T] 1) to copy the way that someone speaks and behaves in order to pretend to be that person or to make people laugh Syn: imitate 2) to pretend to be someone else by copying the way that they look, speak, or behave in order… …

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  • 26impersonate — im•per•son•ate [[t]ɪmˈpɜr səˌneɪt[/t]] v. at•ed, at•ing 1) to assume the character or appearance of; pretend to be 2) to mimic the voice, mannerisms, etc., of (a person) in order to entertain • Etymology: 1710–15 im•per son•a′tion, n.… …

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  • 27impersonate — /ɪmˈpɜsəneɪt / (say im persuhnayt) verb (t) (impersonated, impersonating) 1. to assume the character or appearance of, especially for fraudulent purposes; pretend to be. 2. to represent in personal or bodily form; personify; typify. 3. to act (a… …

  • 28impersonate —   Ho ohālikelike, ho okohukohu …

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  • 29impersonate — see PERSON …

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  • 30impersonate — v.tr. 1 pretend to be (another person) for the purpose of entertainment or fraud. 2 act (a character). Derivatives: impersonation n. impersonator n. Etymology: IN (2) + L persona PERSON …

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