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Complete Definition of "impersonate"

English

Etymology
From im- + Latin persona ‘person’ + -ate, modelled on incorporate.

Pronunciation
IPA|/ɪmˈpɜ:səneɪt/

Verb
en-verb|impersonat|ing

  1. transitive To manifest in corporeal form, or in one's own person or body.
  2. transitive To pretend to be (a different person), to assume the identity of.

#:The conman managed to impersonate several executives.

Translations
rfc-level|Translations at L3+ (AutoFormat? would have corrected level of Translations)
trans-top|assume identity of
trans-mid
Russian: имперсонировать, выдавать себя за
Spanish: copiar, imitar
trans-bottom

Related terms
impersonation
impersonator
female impersonator

Synonyms
imitate
mimic
personate
pose


Italian

Verb
impersonate

  1. second-person plural present tense of impersonare
  2. second-person plural imperative of impersonare
  3. feminine plural past participle of impersonare

Category:Italian verb forms

io:impersonate
fi:impersonate
vi:impersonate
zh:impersonate

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