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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.
/ɪmˌpʌrsnˈeɪt/ /ɪmˈpʌsəneɪt/ IPA guide. Other forms: impersonating; impersonated; impersonates. Impersonate means to pretend to be someone you're not. If you impersonate a bank teller in order to gain access to the money in the vault, you better hope nobody at the bank asks you any questions.
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.
verb. to pretend to be (another person) to imitate the character, mannerisms, etc, of (another person) rare. to play the part or character of. an archaic word for personify.
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.
verb. /ɪmˈpərsəˌneɪt/ impersonate somebody Verb Forms. to pretend to be someone 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. Definitions on the go.
IMPERSONATE meaning: to copy the way someone looks and behaves in order to pretend to be them or to make people laugh: . Learn more.
