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- Dictionaryimpersonate/ɪmˈpəːsəneɪt/
verb
- 1. pretend to be (another person) for entertainment or fraud: "it's a very serious offence to impersonate a police officer"
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to attempt to deceive someone by pretending that you are another person: He was fined for impersonating a police officer. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. to act as if something is true when it is not. pretend She pretended not to know about the surprise.
: to assume or act the character of : personate. impersonation. im-ˌpər-sə-ˈnā-shən. noun. impersonator. im-ˈpər-sə-ˌnā-tər. noun. Synonyms. act. masquerade (as) personate. play. pose (as) See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Examples of impersonate in a Sentence.
Impersonate definition: to assume the character or appearance of; pretend to be. See examples of IMPERSONATE used in a sentence.
to attempt to deceive someone by pretending that you are another person: He was fined for impersonating a police officer. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. to act as if something is true when it is not. pretend She pretended not to know about the surprise.
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. [VERB noun] Tom was a brilliant mimic who could impersonate most of the college staff. [VERB noun]
verb (used with object) , im·per·son·at·ed, im·per·son·at·ing. to assume the character or appearance of; pretend to be: He was arrested for impersonating a police officer. to mimic the voice, mannerisms, etc., of (a person) in order to entertain. to act or play the part of; personate.
impersonate somebody to pretend to be somebody in order to trick people or to entertain them. He was caught trying to impersonate a security guard. They do a pretty good job of impersonating Laurel and Hardy.
1. To assume the character or appearance of, especially fraudulently: impersonate a police officer. 2. To imitate the appearance, voice, or manner of; mimic: an entertainer who impersonates celebrities. im·per′son·a′tion n. im·per′son·a′tor n. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.
Definition of impersonate verb in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
IMPERSONATE definition: to copy the way someone looks and behaves in order to pretend to be them or to make people laugh: . Learn more.
