impersonate

/ɪmˈpɜːsəneɪt/ verb [T]

Definition

› to copy the way someone looks and behaves in order to pretend to be them or to make people laugh: Impersonating a police officer is a serious offence.

impersonation

/ɪmˌpɜːsənˈeɪʃən/ noun [C, U] › He did an impersonation of Bill Clinton. impersonator noun [C] › an Elvis impersonator

(Definition of impersonate verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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