Impersonate

Word IMPERSONATE
Character 11
Hyphenation im per son ate
Pronunciations /ɪmˈpɜːsəneɪt/

Definitions and meanings of "Impersonate"

What do we mean by impersonate?

To assume the character or appearance of, especially fraudulently. transitive verb

To imitate the appearance, voice, or manner of; mimic. transitive verb

Personified; invested with personality.

To invest with personality; ascribe the qualities of a person to; represent in bodily form; personify; embody.

To assume the person or character of; personate, especially on the stage: as, to impersonate Hamlet.

To invest with personality; to endow with the form of a living being. transitive verb

To ascribe the qualities of a person to; to personify. transitive verb

To assume, or to represent, the person or character of; to personate. transitive verb

To manifest in corporeal form, or in one's own person or body. verb

To pretend to be (a different person), to assume the identity of. verb

Represent another person with comic intentions verb

Pretend to be someone you are not; sometimes with fraudulent intentions verb

Assume or act the character of verb

To pretend to be (a different person); to assume the identity of.

To operate with the permissions of a different user account.

To manifest in corporeal form; to personify.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Impersonate

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The word "impersonate" in example sentences

Kachina, for example, also denotes one of the elaborately masked dancers who impersonate a kachina at agricultural ceremonies, and yeibichai and shalako similarly have the same kind of dual usage. ❋ Unknown (1984)

How do you know they are intending to 'impersonate' YOU? ❋ Ann Althouse (2008)

See, ITOTM, we "impersonate" you in order to make fun of you. ❋ BikeSnobNYC (2008)

The white Tim tells us he got an email from Twitter Tuesday informing him they were shutting down his account because they believed he was trying to "impersonate" the Black, much taller Tim Duncan. ❋ Trey Kerby (2010)

Anyone going to a fancy dress party or acting or re-enacting is not trying to 'impersonate' in the legal sense that they want you to think that they are members of HMF. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The problem is, yes, I know Frank Langella wasn't trying to "impersonate" Nixon, but come-on, couldn't they have at least tried to hire someone who resembled him, just a LITTLE bit? ❋ Unknown (2009)

I wish I could sue SNL in defense of Sarah for defamation of character on some of what Tina Fey did to "impersonate" ❋ Unknown (2008)

'secondary use' of biometric data: a user who accesses two systems with the same fingerprint may allow another person to 'impersonate' him. ❋ Geoffrey Hunt (2010)

"impersonate" a battalion of tanks or an entire infantry division. visual deceptions, created using life-size mock-ups of artillery, trucks, planes, tanks, and even buildings. ❋ Vurdlak (2010)

an issue was reported with vBulletin that may enable a user to "impersonate" another forum user. ❋ Unknown (2010)

It means I have to kind of impersonate Ron which is quite a challenge. " ❋ Unknown (2009)

Because you never know when you might need to impersonate Foxy Brown ... or Mr. Kotter. ❋ Una LaMarche (2010)

Yeah, more like “although he has gone nuts and is attempting to defraud and impersonate people in every single way he can think of.” ❋ Unknown (2010)

Trouble is, the good schools are for boys, and Bet decides to impersonate one in order to achieve her dreams. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Cross Reference for Impersonate

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What does impersonate mean?

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