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impersonated Definition


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impersonate
verb
    impersonated, impersonating
    1. To pretend to be, or copy the behaviour and appearance of, someone, especially in order to entertain or deceive other people.
      Example: was arrested for impersonating a police officer
      Thesaurus: imitate, mimic, parody, caricature, mock, ape, masquerade as, personate, pose as.
Derivative: impersonation
noun
    An act of impersonating someone
      Thesaurus: imitation, enactment, portrayal, role, performance.
Derivative: impersonator
noun
    Etymology: 18c; 17c in archaic and obsolete senses ‘to embody' and ‘to personify': from Latin persona person.



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