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impersonate
has definitions from the field of theater
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[ verb ] (theater) assume or act the character of
Synonyms Examples "She impersonates Madonna" "The actor portrays an elderly, lonely man" Used in print (The Wall Street Journal,...)Art_Lund , a fine big actor with a great head of blond hair and a good voice , impersonates Enright . (Covered Bridge Topics, XIX:2...)Colonel_Frederick_W._Lander , impersonated , will again make his break-neck ride down the steep declivity of Talbott 's ( now College ) Hill and thunder across the bridge to join Colonel_Benjamin_F._Kelley 's ( West ) Virginia_Infantry , then swarming through the streets in pursuit of the retreating Confederates . Related terms |
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[ verb ] pretend to be someone you are not; sometimes with fraudulent intentions
Examples "She posed as the Czar's daughter" Related terms deceive masquerade masquerade poseur portrayal impersonator impersonation |
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