See Also: impersonate(1)(dictionary)
impersonate(2)(dictionary)
impersonate(dictionary)

impersonate(2) (iou)



impersonate verb trans. E17.
[from IM-1 + Latin persona PERSON noun + -ATE3, after incorporate.]
Represent in a personal or bodily form; personify. E17.
W. Warburton The Jews and Christians, as well as the Heathens, impersonated Chance under the name of Fortune. H. H. Milman His age acknowledged Benedict as the perfect type of..religion, and Benedict impersonated his age.
b. Manifest in one's own person; typify. M19.
Pretend to be (another person) for the purpose of entertainment or fraud; act (a character). E18.
Conan Doyle He would have to dispose of the body..and..find a substitute who would impersonate her. K. Tynan The plot requires all three of its women to impersonate beardless boys.