vverb.creationassume or act the character ofTopic:performing arts
Synset:portray
Examples:- She impersonates Madonna
- The actor portrays an elderly, lonely man
Derivationally Related Form:portrayalpersonaimpersonation
Hypernyms:act play represent
Inherited Hypernyms:impersonateactre-createmake
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s somebody
vverb.communicationrepresent another person with comic intentionsDerivationally Related Form:personaimpersonation
Hypernyms:mock
Inherited Hypernyms:impersonatemockimitatereproduceproduce
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s somebody
vverb.communicationpretend to be someone you are not; sometimes with fraudulent intentionsSynset:personate pose
Examples:- She posed as the Czar's daughter
Derivationally Related Form:poserimpersonationpersonationimpersonator
Hypernyms:betray deceive lead astray
Inherited Hypernyms:posedeceivemisinforminformcommunicateinteractact
Direct Hyponyms:masquerade
Full Troponyms:masquerade
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s somebody | Somebody ---s PP (apply to: pose)