impersonate

English

Etymology

From im- +‎ person +‎ -ate. Compare incorporate.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɪmˈpɜːsəneɪt/

Verb

impersonate (third-person singular simple present impersonat, present participle ing, simple past and past participle impersonated)

1. (transitive) to pretend to be (a different person); to assume the identity of

   Synonym: personate

   The conman managed to impersonate several executives.

2. (obsolete, transitive) to manifest in corporeal form; to personify

   Synonym: embody

Derived terms

• impersonation
• impersonator

 

Translations

assume identity of

• Bulgarian: олицетворявам (bg) (olicetvorjavam)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: please add this translation if you can

• Finnish: esiintyä jonakin, esittää jotakuta
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• German: sich ausgeben als
• Russian: имперсонировать (impersonirovatʹ), выдавать себя за (vydavatʹ sebja za)
• Spanish: copiar (es), imitar (es), suplantar (es), hacerse pasar por
• Zulu: ukulingisela

Anagrams

• permeations

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Italian

Verb

impersonate

1. second-person plural present of impersonare
2. second-person plural imperative of impersonare

Verb

impersonate f pl

1. feminine plural past participle of impersonare

Anagrams

• presentiamo