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to pretend to be (what one is not) in appearance or behavior
- a school intruder was caught trying to impersonate a teacher
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2
to present a portrayal or performance of
- interpreters at the living history museum impersonate figures who are known to have actually lived in the colonial town
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“Impersonate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impersonate. Accessed 6 Mar. 2021.
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The first known use of impersonate was in 1715
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