impersonate (redirected from impersonates)

im·per·son·ate  (m-pûrs-nt)

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.

3. Archaic To embody; personify.

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im·person·ation n.

im·person·ator n.

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impersonate

Verb

[-ating, -ated]

1. to pretend to be (another person)

2. to imitate the character or mannerisms of (another person) for entertainment

impersonation n
impersonator n

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

verb 2. mimic, take off (informal) do (informal) ape, parody, caricature, do an impression of, personate

Translations

impersonate [ɪmˈpəːsəneɪt] vt → hacerse pasar por

impersonate [ɪmˈpəːsəneɪt] vt → se faire passer pour;

(Theat) → imiter

impersonate [ɪmˈpəːsəneɪt] vt → sich ausgeben als;

(Theat) → imitieren

impersonate [ɪmˈpəːsəneɪt] vt → impersonare;

(THEAT) → imitare

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impersonate

v impersonate [imˈpəːsəneit]

to copy the behaviour etc of or pretend to be (another person), sometimes in order to deceive The comedian impersonated the prime minister.verpersoonlikيَنْتَحِلُ شَخْصِيَّة غَيْرِهолицетворявамpředstavovat; vydávat se (za)efterligne; give sig ud for; spilledarstellenυποδύομαιimitar; personificar; hacerse pasar por alguienkehastamaنقش بازی کردنesittääpersonnifier; se faire passer pour (qqn)לְחַקוֹתपररूप धारण करनाutjelovljivati, imitiratimegszemélyesítmenirufara í gervi; herma eftirimpersonare; spacciarsi per～に扮する흉내내다vaidinti, atlikti (kieno) vaidmenįatveidot; tēlot; uzdoties (par kādu)mengajuknadoen, uitgeven voor zichutgi seg for, spille, etterlikneuosabiać, udawać, wcielać się wpersonificara juca rolul (cuiva); a face pe (cineva)перевоплощаться; изображатьstelesňovať, predstavovať, hraťigrati koga, izdajati se zaoponašatiimiteraเลียนแบบkişilendirmek, canlandırmak模仿，扮演втілювати; уособлюватиبہروپ دھرناđóng vai模仿，扮演

n imˌpersoˈnation

verpersoonlikingإنتِحال شَخْصِيَّة غَيْرِهолицетворениеztělesněníefterligning; fremstillingdie Darstellungενσάρκωσηimitación; personificaciónkehastusوانمود؛ تقلید درآوردنesittäminenpersonnificationחִיקוּיअभिनय करनाutjelovljivanje, imitiranjemegtestesülés, megszemélyesítéspersónugervingpersonificazioneまね흉내vaidmens atlikimasatveidošana; uzdošanās (par kādu)pengajukanimitatieetterlikning, parodiuosobieniepersonificaçãopersonificareперевоплощениеstelesnenieutelešenjeoponašanjeimitationการเลียนแบบtaklit etme模仿втілення; уособленняتلبیسsự đóng vai模仿