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View usage for: (ɪmpɜːʳsəneɪt) Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense impersonates, present participle impersonating, past tense, past participle impersonatedverbIf someone impersonates a person, they pretend to be that person, either to deceive people or to make people laugh. He was returned to prison in 1977 for impersonating a police officer. [VERB noun] Tom was a brilliant mimic who could impersonate most of the college staff. [VERB noun] Synonyms: imitate, pose as [informal], masquerade as, enact More Synonyms of impersonate impersonation (ɪmpɜːʳsəneɪʃən)Word forms: plural impersonations countable noun She did impersonations of his teachers. [+ of] Synonyms: imitation, impression, parody, caricature More Synonyms of impersonate More Synonyms of impersonate impersonate in British English (ɪmˈpɜːsəˌneɪt) 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 Derived forms impersonation (imˌpersonˈation) noun impersonator (imˈpersonˌator) noun impersonate in American English (ɪmˈpɜrsəˌneɪt) verb transitiveWord forms: imˈpersonˌated or imˈpersonˌating1. 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 Derived forms impersonation (imˌpersonˈation) noun impersonator (imˈpersonˌator) noun Examples of 'impersonate' in a sentenceimpersonate In other languagesimpersonate British English: impersonate VERB If someone impersonates a person, they pretend to be that person, either to deceive people or to make people laugh. He was returned to prison in 1977 for impersonating a police officer. - American English: impersonate
- Brazilian Portuguese: imitar
- Chinese: 假扮
- European Spanish: hacerse pasar por
- French: se faire passer pour
- German: sich ausgeben als
- Italian: spacciarsi per
- Japanese: なりすます
- Korean: ~인 체하다
- European Portuguese: imitar
- Latin American Spanish: hacerse pasar por
Chinese translation of 'impersonate'impersonate (ɪmˈpəːsəneɪt) vt - (fraudulently)
冒充 (màochōng) - (for entertainment)
模仿 (mófǎng)
Definition to pretend to be (another person) He was returned to prison for impersonating a police officer. Synonyms pose as (informal) masquerade as ape act out pass yourself off as Definition to imitate the character or mannerisms of (another person) for entertainment He was a brilliant mimic who could impersonate most of the staff. Synonyms take off (informal) do (informal) do an impression of personate Additional synonymsDefinition to imitate These films merely ape Hollywood. Synonyms imitate, copy, mirror, echo, mock, parrot, mimic, parody, caricature, affect, counterfeitDefinition to make a caricature of Her political career has been caricatured in the newspapers. Synonyms parody, take off (informal), mock, distort, ridicule, mimic, send up (British, informal), lampoon, burlesque, satirizeDefinition to perform (a story or play) by acting She enacted the stories told to her by her father. Synonyms perform, play, act, present, stage, represent, put on, portray, depict, act out, play the part of, appear as or in, personate |