impersonateverb [ T ]
uk/ɪmˈpɜː.sən.eɪt/us/ɪmˈpɝː.sən.eɪt/to intentionally copy another person's characteristics, such as their behaviour, speech, appearance, or expressions, especially to make people laugh:
She's the woman who impersonates all the celebrities on TV.
to attempt to deceive someone by pretending that you are another person:
He was fined for impersonating a police officer.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Copying and copies
- ape
- blueprint
- carbon copy
- carbon paper
- co-opt
- imitate
- imitation
- imitative
- imitator
- impersonator
- leaf
- lift
- plagiarize
- recreate
- reinvent
- replica
- replicate
- reproduce
- reproduction
- simulation
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impersonation
noun [ C or U ] uk/ɪmˌpɜː.sənˈeɪ.ʃən/us/ɪmˌpɝː.sənˈeɪ.ʃən/
He does a brilliant impersonation of Charles.