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   Im·per·son·ate

   /imˈpərsnˌāt/

   

   verb

   • 1. pretend to be (another person) as entertainment or in order to deceive someone: "it's a very serious offense to impersonate a police officer"

   Word Origin early 17th century (in the sense ‘personify’): from in-2 ‘into’ + Latin persona ‘person’, on the pattern of incorporate.

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2. www.collinsdictionary.com › us › dictionaryIMPERSONATE definition in American English | Collins English ...

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   6 days ago · transitive 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. Synonyms: imitate, pose as [informal], masquerade as, enact More Synonyms of impersonate.

3. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › impersonateimpersonate | meaning of impersonate in Longman Dictionary of ...

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   From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English im‧per‧son‧ate /ɪmˈpɜːsəneɪt $ -ɜːr-/ verb [ transitive] 1 to pretend to be someone else by copying their appearance, voice, and behaviour, especially in order to deceive people Do you know it is a very serious offence to impersonate a police officer? 2 to copy someone’s voice and behaviour, especi...

4. en.m.wiktionary.org › wiki › impersonateimpersonate - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

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   Jul 4, 2023 · ( transitive, computing) To operate with the permissions of a different user account. ( obsolete, transitive) To manifest in corporeal form; to personify . Synonyms: embody, impersonize. Derived terms [ edit] impersonation. impersonator. Translations [ edit] ± assume the identity of. Anagrams [ edit] permeations. Italian [ edit] Etymology 1 [ edit]

5. www.wordreference.com › definition › impersonateimpersonate - WordReference.com Dictionary of English

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   adj. embodied in a person; invested with personality. im - 1 + person + - ate1 1615–25. im•per′son•a′tion, n. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: impersonate /ɪmˈpɜːsəˌneɪt/ vb (transitive) to pretend to be (another person) to imitate the character, mannerisms, etc, of (another person)

6. www.oed.com › dictionary › impersonate_vimpersonate, v. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford English ...

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   What does the verb impersonate mean? There are four meanings listed in OED's entry for the verb impersonate , one of which is labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

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   UK /ɪmˈpəːsəneɪt/ verb (with object) pretend to be (another person) for entertainment or fraud it's a very serious offence to impersonate a police officer Examples The technology was not designed to keep people from impersonating someone.Canadian A great mimic of voice and gesture, he could impersonate anyone: rich, poor, male, female, elder, yo...

8. www.britannica.com › dictionary › impersonateImpersonate Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary

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   The Britannica Dictionary. impersonate. 1 ENTRIES FOUND: impersonate (verb) impersonate /ɪm ˈ pɚsəˌneɪt/ verb. impersonates; impersonated; impersonating. Britannica Dictionary definition of IMPERSONATE. [+ object] : to pretend to be (another person) He was arrested for impersonating a police officer.