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Definition of impersonate
impersonated
;impersonating
transitive verb
: to assume or act the character of : personate
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Examples of impersonate in a Sentence
He was arrested for impersonating a police officer.
a comedian with a talent for impersonating famous politicians and actors
Recent Examples of impersonate from the Web
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Their attorney pointed out it’s against the law to impersonate a soldier of the United States.
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Once Horton was positively identified by the victim, he was taken to the Marshall County Jail on felony charges of impersonating a peace officer and second-degree kidnapping.
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Mike comes up and says (impersonating Tyson) ‘ya so crazy.’
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And when Melissa McCarthy impersonated Spicer on Saturday Night Live, Trump was (reportedly) disgusted that his press secretary could be so convincingly caricatured by a woman.
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Police are investigating whether the teens impersonated officers and pulled over drivers.
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Police concluded that the man was not violating the law against impersonating an agent, but forwarded the case to the Marin County District Attorney’s Office for review.
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Two men impersonating police forced their way into a home a block off Colonial Drive in West Miami-Dade, barging in with handguns and demanding the homeowners, who had three children, give them all their money.
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The caustic, clipped host of the show, Kevin Spacey, joked that the themes of the season included divorce, economic depression, suicide and grief, but that did not stop him from impersonating both Bill Clinton and Johnny Carson.
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First Known Use of impersonate
1715
IMPERSONATE Defined for English Language Learners
impersonate
playDefinition of impersonate for English Language Learners
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: to pretend to be (another person)
IMPERSONATE Defined for Kids
impersonate
playDefinition of impersonate for Students
impersonated
;impersonating
: to pretend to be another person
Law Dictionary
impersonate
playLegal Definition of impersonate
impersonated
impersonating
: to assume (another's or a fictitious identity) without authority and with fraudulent intent impersonate a police officer impersonated a public servant by saying he was from the water department
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