impersonate

(ĭm-pûr'sə-nāt')
tr.v., -at·ed, -at·ing, -ates.

1. To assume the character or appearance of, especially fraudulently: impersonate a police officer.
2. To imitate the appearance, voice, or manner of; mimic: an entertainer who impersonates celebrities.
3. Archaic. To embody; personify.

impersonation im·per'son·a'tion n.
impersonator im·per'son·a'tor n.

View more Literature & Language videos

verb

1. To represent oneself in a given character or as other than what one is: attitudinize, masquerade, pass, pose, posture. Idioms: pass oneself off as. See honest/dishonest.
2. To play the part of: act, do, enact, perform, play, play-act, portray, represent. See action/inaction, performing arts, substitute.

v

Definition: pretend to be another
Antonyms: be original, differ, oppose, reverse

IN BRIEF: To appear or act in the character of.

...but that is the satisfaction of writing — one can impersonate so many people. — Katherine Mansfield (1888-1923), New Zealand-born British author.

LearnThatWord.com is a free vocabulary and spelling program where you only pay for results!

For a list of words related to impersonation, see:

• Falsehood, Pretense, and Exaggeration - impersonation: disguising oneself or pretending to be another

---

See words rhyming with "impersonate."

  See crossword solutions for the clue Impersonate.

Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - efterligne, parodiere, spille, fremstille, udgive sig for, forestille at være

Nederlands (Dutch)
imiteren, zich uitgeven voor

Français (French)
v. tr. - imiter, se faire passer pour, personnifier (arch)

Deutsch (German)
v. - imitieren, sich ausgeben als

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - υποδύομαι, παριστάνω, προσωποποιώ

Italiano (Italian)
impersonare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - personificar

Русский (Russian)
олицетворять, исполнять роль, выдавать себя за кого-л.

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - hacerse pasar por, personificar, imitar

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - imitera, uppträda som, personifiera, gestalta

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
模仿, 人格化, 扮演

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 模仿, 人格化, 扮演

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - ~의 역을 맡아 하다, 흉내내다, 인격화하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 役を演ずる, 風を装う, 真似る, 役を演じる
adj. - 具現された

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يتخذ أو يمثل شخصيه ما‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮גילם דמות, שיחק דמות, התחזה כ-‬

If you are unable to view some languages clearly, click here.

To select your translation preferences click here.