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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024im•per•son•ate /ɪmˈpɜrsəˌneɪt/USA pronunciation v. [~ + object], -at•ed, -at•ing. - to assume the character or appearance of (someone else); pretend to be:arrested for impersonating a police officer.
- to imitate the voice, behavior, etc., of (another person) to entertain:When he impersonates the president the audience laughs hysterically.
im•per•son•a•tion /ɪmˌpɜrsəˈneɪʃən/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]Impersonation of a police officer is against the law.[countable]Her impersonations of me had me laughing uncontrollably. im•per•son•a•tor, n. [countable]a female impersonator. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024im•per•son•ate (v. im pûr′sə nāt′;adj. im pûr′sə nit, -nāt′),USA pronunciation v., -at•ed, -at•ing, adj. v.t. - to assume the character or appearance of;
pretend to be:He was arrested for impersonating a police officer. - to mimic the voice, mannerisms, etc., of (a person) in order to entertain.
- to act or play the part of;
personate. - [Archaic.]to represent in personal or bodily form;
personify; typify. adj. - embodied in a person;
invested with personality.
- im-1 + person + -ate1 1615–25
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