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Definition impersonate in American English

impersonate verb

[transitive] verb
/ɪmˈpɜrs(ə)nˌeɪt/
1

to pretend to be someone else by copying the way that they look, speak, or behave in order to trick people

Example

the offence of impersonating a police officer

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2

to copy the way someone speaks and behaves in order to make people laugh

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Definition impersonate in American English