[verb] [T] - to intentionally copy (another person's) characteristics, such as their behaviour, speech, appearance or facial expressions, esp. in order to make people laugh, or to attempt to deceive someone by pretending that you are (another person)She's the woman who impersonates the Queen on TV.He was fined for impersonating a police officer.
IMPERSONATE
Meaning of IMPERSONATE in English
Cambridge English vocab. Кембриджский английский словарь. 2012