impersonate

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /ɪmˈpɜːsəneɪt/

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• Hyphenation: im‧per‧so‧nate

Verb

Plain form impersonate

Third-person singular impersonates

Past tense impersonated

Past participle impersonated

Present participle impersonating

1. (transitive) When you impersonate a person, you pretend to be him.

   The thief managed to impersonate the staff in the supermarket.

Related words

• impersonation