imposture

im·pos·ture  (m-pschr)

n.

The act or instance of engaging in deception under an assumed name or identity.

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[French, from Old French, from Late Latin impostra, from Latin impostus, variant of impositus, past participle of impnere, to place upon; see impose.]

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imposture [ɪmˈpɒstʃə]

n

the act or an instance of deceiving others, esp by assuming a false identity

[from French, from Late Latin impostūra, from Latin impōnere; see impose]

impostrous  [ɪmˈpɒstrəs], impostorous [ɪmˈpɒstərəs], imposturous adj

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

imposture - pretending to be another person impersonation dissimulation, deception, dissembling, deceit - the act of deceiving

Translations

imposture [ɪmˈpɒstʃəʳ] N → impostura f, engaño m

imposture

n → Betrug m, → Schwindelei f

imposture [ɪmˈpɒstʃəʳ] n (frm) → impostura