impersonation Definition

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.