impersonate

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. verb assume or act the character of
  2. verb represent another person with comic intentions
  3. verb pretend to be someone you are not; sometimes with fraudulent intentions

Etymology

From im- + person (verb-forming suffix) + -ate.

In classic literature

Synonyms

portray

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