IMPERSONATE


Meaning of IMPERSONATE in English

■ verb pretend to be (another person) for entertainment or fraud.

Derivatives

impersonation noun

impersonator noun

Origin

C17 (in the sense 'personify'): from in- 2 + L. persona 'person', on the pattern of incorporate .

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