impersonate

im·per·son·ate

I0058800 (ĭm-pûr′sə-nāt′)tr.v. im·per·son·at·ed, im·per·son·at·ing, im·per·son·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.

im·per′son·a′tion n.im·per′son·a′tor n.

impersonate

(ɪmˈpɜːsəˌneɪt) vb (tr) 1. to pretend to be (another person)2. (Theatre) to imitate the character, mannerisms, etc, of (another person)3. (Theatre) rare to play the part or character of4. an archaic word for personify imˌpersonˈation n imˈpersonˌator n

im•per•son•ate

(ɪmˈpɜr səˌneɪt)

v. -at•ed, -at•ing. 1. to assume the character or appearance of; pretend to be. 2. to mimic the voice, mannerisms, etc., of (a person) in order to entertain. [1710–15] im•per`son•a′tion, n. im•per′son•a`tor, n.

impersonate

Past participle: impersonated
Gerund: impersonating

Imperative
impersonate
impersonate

Present
I impersonate
you impersonate
he/she/it impersonates
we impersonate
you impersonate
they impersonate

Preterite
I impersonated
you impersonated
he/she/it impersonated
we impersonated
you impersonated
they impersonated

Present Continuous
I am impersonating
you are impersonating
he/she/it is impersonating
we are impersonating
you are impersonating
they are impersonating

Present Perfect
I have impersonated
you have impersonated
he/she/it has impersonated
we have impersonated
you have impersonated
they have impersonated

Past Continuous
I was impersonating
you were impersonating
he/she/it was impersonating
we were impersonating
you were impersonating
they were impersonating

Past Perfect
I had impersonated
you had impersonated
he/she/it had impersonated
we had impersonated
you had impersonated
they had impersonated

Future
I will impersonate
you will impersonate
he/she/it will impersonate
we will impersonate
you will impersonate
they will impersonate

Future Perfect
I will have impersonated
you will have impersonated
he/she/it will have impersonated
we will have impersonated
you will have impersonated
they will have impersonated

Future Continuous
I will be impersonating
you will be impersonating
he/she/it will be impersonating
we will be impersonating
you will be impersonating
they will be impersonating

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been impersonating
you have been impersonating
he/she/it has been impersonating
we have been impersonating
you have been impersonating
they have been impersonating

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been impersonating
you will have been impersonating
he/she/it will have been impersonating
we will have been impersonating
you will have been impersonating
they will have been impersonating

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been impersonating
you had been impersonating
he/she/it had been impersonating
we had been impersonating
you had been impersonating
they had been impersonating

Conditional
I would impersonate
you would impersonate
he/she/it would impersonate
we would impersonate
you would impersonate
they would impersonate

Past Conditional
I would have impersonated
you would have impersonated
he/she/it would have impersonated
we would have impersonated
you would have impersonated
they would have impersonated

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	impersonate - assume or act the character of; "She impersonates Madonna"; "The actor portrays an elderly, lonely man"portrayperforming arts - arts or skills that require public performanceact, play, represent - play a role or part; "Gielgud played Hamlet"; "She wants to act Lady Macbeth, but she is too young for the role"; "She played the servant to her husband's master"
	2.	impersonate - represent another person with comic intentionsmock - imitate with mockery and derision; "The children mocked their handicapped classmate"
	3.	impersonate - pretend to be someone you are not; sometimes with fraudulent intentions; "She posed as the Czar's daughter"personate, posemasquerade - pretend to be someone or something that you are not; "he is masquerading as an expert on the internet"; "This silly novel is masquerading as a serious historical treaty"deceive, lead astray, betray - cause someone to believe an untruth; "The insurance company deceived me when they told me they were covering my house"

impersonate

verb1. imitate, pose as (informal), masquerade as, enact, ape, act out, pass yourself off as He was returned to prison for impersonating a police officer.2. mimic, take off (informal), do (informal), ape, parody, caricature, do an impression of, personate He was a brilliant mimic who could impersonate most of the staff.

impersonate

verb1. To represent oneself in a given character or as other than what one is:attitudinize, masquerade, pass, pose, posture.Idiom: pass oneself off as.2. To play the part of:act, do, enact, perform, play, play-act, portray, represent.

Translations

扮演模仿

impersonate

(imˈpəːsəneit) verb to copy the behaviour etc of or pretend to be (another person), sometimes in order to deceive. The comedian impersonated the prime minister. 模仿，扮演 imˌpersoˈnation noun模仿

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verb imitate

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verb mimic

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verb to represent oneself in a given character or as other than what one is

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verb to play the part of

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verb assume or act the character of

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verb represent another person with comic intentions

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verb pretend to be someone you are not

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