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impersonate Definition

im·per·son·ate (im pʉr′sə nāt′)

transitive verb -·at′ed, -·at′·ing

  1. Now Rare to represent in the form of a person; personify; embody
  2. to act the part of; specif.,
    1. to mimic the appearance, manner, etc. of (a person) for purposes of entertainment
    2. to pretend to be for purposes of fraud to impersonate an officer

impersonate Related Forms

im·per′·sona′·tion noun im·per′·sona′·tor noun

impersonate Synonyms

impersonate

v.

mimic, portray, mime, act out, pose as, pass for, double for, assume the character of, put on an act, pretend to be, act the part of, act a part, dress as, represent; see also imitate 2.

impersonate Usage Examples

Object

  • person: You agree that you will not try to register more than once, impersonate any other person or use a false name.
  • someone: Using a false name or email address or impersonating someone else will result in cancelation of your account.
  • anyone: Falsely impersonate anyone from the Aberdeen Journals Ltd or The Beehive with the intent to mislead others.
  • officer: Industry warning on individuals impersonating FSA officers to gain access to data.
  • user: You may not attempt to disguise your username or hostname in order to impersonate other users or to use IRC anonymously.
  • character: It is therefore dead easy for a director to build her world on the screen and get actors to impersonate the characters.

Modifying Another Word

  • not: How do I know that someone else is not impersonating him or her?
  • falsely: Falsely impersonate anyone from the Aberdeen Journals Ltd or The Beehive with the intent to mislead others.
  • even: Car-jacking is also becoming more frequent, usually occurring at night, and with some criminals even impersonating traffic policeman in the process.
  • successfully: Or thirdly, there must be a handful of rampant women in Britain successfully impersonating Peter Stringfellow's libido upon the male population.
  • also: Scott also impersonated the Gibson Girl with her curvaceous figure.
  • never: I agree that a genuine Guide would never impersonate anyone.