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to impersonate
01
to act or pretend to be someone else, typically for the purpose of entertainment or mimicry
Transitive: to impersonate sb
Grammatical Information
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
impersonate
3rd person singular
impersonates
Past simple
impersonated
Past participle
impersonated
Examples
The actor was able to impersonate the famous politician so convincingly that even close associates were fooled.
02
to pretend to be someone else, usually for deceptive or fraudulent purposes
Transitive: to impersonate sb
Examples
The scammer attempted to impersonate a bank representative in order to obtain sensitive financial information.
03
to imitate someone's voice, characteristics, or behavior to entertain others
Transitive: to impersonate sb
Examples
He loves to impersonate famous actors to make his friends laugh.
Lexical Tree
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