Other Words from impersonate

impersonation \ im-ˌpər-sə-ˈnā-shən

\ noun

impersonator \ im-ˈpər-sə-ˌnā-tər

\ noun

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 on the Web This gives her a great chance to impersonate McKinnon, Strong, Villaseñor and more. — Andy Hoglund, EW.com, 8 May 2022 Recently, a scammer created an Instagram account to impersonate me. — Washington Post, 7 Mar. 2022 For years, there’s been a cottage industry in Japan and South Korea of renting strangers to impersonate friends, family members or other acquaintances, as a way to save face at social functions where plus-ones are expected. — Michelle Ye Hee Lee And Julia Mio Inuma, Anchorage Daily News, 21 Mar. 2022 The contestants impersonate celebrities in Snatch Game. — Los Angeles Times, 11 Mar. 2022 For years, there’s been a cottage industry in Japan and South Korea of renting strangers to impersonate friends, family members or other acquaintances, as a way to save face at social functions where plus-ones are expected. — Michelle Ye Hee Lee And Julia Mio Inuma, Anchorage Daily News, 21 Mar. 2022 For years, there’s been a cottage industry in Japan and South Korea of renting strangers to impersonate friends, family members or other acquaintances, as a way to save face at social functions where plus-ones are expected. — Washington Post, 19 Mar. 2022 For the most part, these are gas cars that can periodically impersonate an EV, rather than the other way around. — Ezra Dyer, Car and Driver, 24 Feb. 2022 And as Holmes artificially lowers her voice to project a masculine presence, Delvey uses a voice-modulating app to impersonate the German manager of her nonexistent trust fund. — New York Times, 5 Mar. 2022 See More

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impersonate, play, and act mean to pretend to be somebody else. impersonate is used when someone tries to look and sound like another person as much as possible. You're good at impersonating celebrities. play is used when someone takes a part in a play, movie, or TV show. You can play the part of the spy. act may be used in situations other than performing in a drama or pretending to be a person. Act like you're a dog.