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  2. 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.

  3. The meaning of IMPERSONATE is to assume or act the character of : personate. How to use impersonate in a sentence.

  4. verb. /ɪmˈpɜːsəneɪt/ /ɪmˈpɜːrsəneɪt/ Verb Forms. 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.

  5. 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.

  6. 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.

  7. 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. American English: impersonate / ɪmˈpɜrsəneɪt /. Brazilian Portuguese: imitar.

  8. 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 comes from the Latin in and persona, meaning "to invest with a personality."

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