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Verb: impersonate  im'pur-su`neyt
  1. Assume or act the character of
    "She impersonates Madonna"
    - portray
     
  2. Represent another person with comic intentions
     
  3. Pretend to be someone you are not; sometimes with fraudulent intentions
    "She impersonated as the Czar's daughter"
    - pose, personate

Derived forms: impersonated, impersonates, impersonating

See also: impersonation, impersonator, persona

Type of: act, betray, deceive, lead astray, mock, play, represent

Encyclopedia: Impersonate