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impersonate
[ verb im-pur-suh-neyt; adjective im-pur-suh-nit ]
verb (used with object)
- 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.
- Archaic. to represent in personal or bodily form; personify; typify.
adjective
- embodied in a person; invested with personality.
impersonate
/ ɪˈɜːəˌԱɪ /
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
Derived Forms
- ˌDzˈپDz, noun
- ˈDzˌٴǰ, noun
Other 51Թ Forms
- ··Dz··پDz [im-pur-s, uh, -, ney, -sh, uh, n], noun
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of impersonate1
Example Sentences
With AI-driven impersonation scams, fraudsters use artificial intelligence to create highly realistic fake audio or video messages to impersonate trusted individuals or organizations.
Rivas’ office said that’s due in part to prevent people from impersonating elected officials: If a user deletes their X account, the username can be claimed by someone else 30 days later.
She suspects there’s something else going on, so she asks John to impersonate James to enter the station, find his journal and bring it back to her.
There have been a growing number of reports of people impersonating Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents as well as other scams targeting the immigrant community, says California Atty.
His greater challenge, and the source of the series’ comedy, is impersonating a more-or-less normal person — even though John’s been rated “two points above” genius, “I find that never helps when it comes to chatting.”
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