impersonate | ||
1. | [ verb ] (theater) assume or act the character of | |
Synonyms: | portray | |
Examples: | "She impersonates Madonna" "The actor portrays an elderly, lonely man" |
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Related terms: | act performing_arts imposture impersonation | |
2. | [ verb ] represent another person with comic intentions | |
Related terms: | mock character | |
3. | [ verb ] pretend to be someone you are not; sometimes with fraudulent intentions | |
Synonyms: | pose personate | |
Examples: | "She posed as the Czar's daughter" |
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Related terms: | deceive masquerade masquerade poseur portrayal impersonator impersonation | |
Similar spelling: |
impersonator impersonal impersonation imperforate impersonally imperative imperatively imperativeness imprisoned impertinent impermanent impertinence impermanency impermanence Imperato improper imprisonment imprison impertinently imperious |