American English pronunciation
How to pronounce impersonates
IPA transcription: [,ɪm'pɚsə,neɪts]
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Verb
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assume or act the character of
“She impersonates Madonna”
“The actor portrays an elderly, lonely man”
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pretend to be someone you are not; sometimes with fraudulent intentions
“She posed as the Czar's daughter”
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represent another person with comic intentions
Usage examples
- A Rutan usually kills specific individuals and then impersonates them.
- Rush impersonates most of the important characters that Sellers played in his film career.
- According to Crow tradition, Old Man Coyote impersonates the Creator.