impersonate

Meaning

1. (transitive) To pretend to be (a different person); to assume the identity of, especially when there is an intent to deceive.
2. (transitive) To operate with the permissions of a different user account.
3. (obsolete, transitive) To manifest in corporeal form; to personify.

Synonyms

imitate

personate

personify

mimic

act

disguise

play

portray

pretend

incarnate

pose

represent

embody

fake

copy

perform

transform

pose as

feign

transfigure

execute

follow

follow suit

forge

give

instance

move

offer

personalize

playact

present

propose

put

put forward

raise

reenact

render

reproduce

retell

set out

show

sound out

stage

symbolize

take off

assume a name

air

act as

act out

adduce

Translations

imitar

personificar

imitare

copiar

personificar

representar

impersonare

représenter

imiter

personnifier

imiteren

sich ausgeben als

imitieren

verkörpern

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɪmˈpɜːsəneɪt/

Etymology

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