impersonate

im·per·son·ate

 (ĭm-pûr′sə-nāt′)

tr.v. im·per·son·at·ed, im·per·son·at·ing, im·per·son·ates

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.

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im·per′son·a′tion n.

im·per′son·a′tor n.

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impersonate

(ɪmˈpɜːsəˌneɪt)

vb (tr)

1. to pretend to be (another person)

2. (Theatre) to imitate the character, mannerisms, etc, of (another person)

3. (Theatre) rare to play the part or character of

4. an archaic word for personify

imˌpersonˈation n

imˈpersonˌator n

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im•per•son•ate

(ɪmˈpɜr səˌneɪt)

v. -at•ed, -at•ing.

1. to assume the character or appearance of; pretend to be.

2. to mimic the voice, mannerisms, etc., of (a person) in order to entertain.

[1710–15]

im•per`son•a′tion, n.

im•per′son•a`tor, n.

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impersonate

Past participle: impersonated
Gerund: impersonating

Imperative

impersonate

impersonate

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Thesaurus

Verb	1.	impersonate - assume or act the character of; "She impersonates Madonna"; "The actor portrays an elderly, lonely man" portray performing arts - arts or skills that require public performance act, play, represent - play a role or part; "Gielgud played Hamlet"; "She wants to act Lady Macbeth, but she is too young for the role"; "She played the servant to her husband's master"
	2.	impersonate - represent another person with comic intentions mock - imitate with mockery and derision; "The children mocked their handicapped classmate"
	3.	impersonate - pretend to be someone you are not; sometimes with fraudulent intentions; "She posed as the Czar's daughter" personate, pose masquerade - pretend to be someone or something that you are not; "he is masquerading as an expert on the internet"; "This silly novel is masquerading as a serious historical treaty" deceive, lead astray, betray - cause someone to believe an untruth; "The insurance company deceived me when they told me they were covering my house"

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impersonate

verb

1. imitate, pose as (informal), masquerade as, enact, ape, act out, pass yourself off as He was returned to prison for impersonating a police officer.

2. mimic, take off (informal), do (informal), ape, parody, caricature, do an impression of, personate He was a brilliant mimic who could impersonate most of the staff.

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impersonate

verb

1. To represent oneself in a given character or as other than what one is:

attitudinize, masquerade, pass, pose, posture.

Idiom: pass oneself off as.

2. To play the part of:

act, do, enact, perform, play, play-act, portray, represent.

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Translations

يَنْتَحِلُ شَخْصِيَّة غَيْرِه

představovatvydávat se

efterlignegive sig ud forspille

darstellen

personnifier

megszemélyesít

fara í gervi; herma eftir

imitatoreimpersonarespacciarsi per

atlikti vaidmenįvaidmens atlikimas

atveidottēlotuzdoties

utgi seg for

canlandırmakkişilendirmek

扮演模仿

impersonate

[ɪmˈpɜːsəneɪt] VT → hacerse pasar por (Theat) → imitar

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

impersonate

[ɪmˈpɜː^rsəneɪt] vt

(= pretend to be) → se faire passer pour
He was arrested for impersonating an officer → Il a été arrêté pour s'être fait passer pour un officier.

[entertainer] (= mimic) → imiter

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

impersonate

vt

(= pretend to be) → sich ausgeben als

(= take off) → imitieren, nachahmen

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

impersonate

[ɪmˈpɜːsəˌneɪt] vt (person) → fingersi (Theatre) → imitare

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

impersonate

(imˈpəːsəneit) verb

to copy the behaviour etc of or pretend to be (another person), sometimes in order to deceive. The comedian impersonated the prime minister. verpersoonlik يَنْتَحِلُ شَخْصِيَّة غَيْرِه олицетворявам personificar představovat; vydávat se (za) darstellen efterligne; give sig ud for; spille υποδύομαιimitar; personificar; hacerse pasar por alguien kehastama نقش بازی کردن imitoida personnifier; se faire passer pour לְחַקוֹת पररूप धारण करना utjelovljivati, imitirati megszemélyesít meniru fara í gervi; herma eftir impersonare; spacciarsi per ～に扮する 흉내를 내다 vaidinti, atlikti (kieno) vaidmenį atveidot; tēlot; uzdoties (par kādu) mengajuk nadoen, zich uitgeven voor utgi seg for, spille, etterlikne uosabiać, udawać, wcielać się w شخصيت وركول، بڼه وركول، ښكارول، څرګندول، نمايش وركول personificar a juca rolul (cuiva); a face pe (cineva) перевоплощаться; изображать stelesňovať, predstavovať, hrať igrati koga, izdajati se za oponašati imitera เลียนแบบ kişilendirmek, canlandırmak 模仿，扮演 втілювати; уособлювати بہروپ دھرنا đóng vai 模仿，扮演

imˌpersoˈnation noun

verpersoonliking إنتِحال شَخْصِيَّة غَيْرِه олицетворение personificação ztělesnění die Darstellung efterligning; fremstilling ενσάρκωσηimitación; personificación kehastus وانمود؛ تقلید درآوردن imitointi personnificationחיקוי अभिनय करना utjelovljivanje, imitiranje megtestesülés, megszemélyesítés peniruan persónugerving personificazione まね 흉내내기 vaidmens atlikimas atveidošana; uzdošanās (par kādu) pengajukan imitatieetterlikning, parodi uosobienie شخصيت وركونه personificação personificare перевоплощение stelesnenie utelešenje oponašanje imitation การเลียนแบบ taklit etme 模仿 втілення; уособлення تلبیس sự đóng vai 模仿

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