impersonate

English

Etymology

From im- + Latin persona ‘person’ + -ate, modelled on incorporate.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ɪmˈpɜːsəneɪt/

Verb

impersonate (third-person singular simple present impersonates, present participle impersonating, simple past and past participle impersonated)

1. (transitive) To manifest in corporeal form, or in one's own person or body.
2. (transitive) To pretend to be (a different person), to assume the identity of.

   The conman managed to impersonate several executives.

Synonyms

• (manifest in corporeal form): embody
• (assume identity of): personate

Derived terms

• impersonation
• impersonator

Translations

assume identity of

Finnish: esiintyä jonakin (fi), esittää jotakuta (fi) Russian: имперсонировать, выдавать себя за

Spanish: copiar (es), imitar (es), suplantar (es), hacerse pasar (por)

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Italian

Verb

impersonate

1. second-person plural present tense of impersonare
2. second-person plural imperative of impersonare
3. feminine plural past participle of impersonare

Anagrams

• presentiamo