VERB | creation | impersonate, portray | assume or act the character of |
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communication | impersonate | represent another person with comic intentions | |
communication | impersonate, pose, personate | pretend to be someone you are not |
Sounds | ihmper'sahney.t | |
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Rhymes | abate ... welterweight: 559 rhymes with eyt... |
Meaning | assume or act the character of. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody | |
Example | "She impersonates Madonna" | |
Synonym | portray | |
Category | performing arts | arts or skills that require public performance |
Broader | act, play, represent | Play a role or part |
Spanish | personificar, retratar | |
Catalan | personificar, retratar | |
Nouns | impersonation | imitating the mannerisms of another person |
impersonation | pretending to be another person | |
persona | an actor's portrayal of someone in a play |
Meaning | represent another person with comic intentions. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody | |
Broader | mock | imitate with mockery and derision |
Nouns | impersonation | a representation of a person that is exaggerated for comic effect |
persona | an actor's portrayal of someone in a play |
Meaning | pretend to be someone you are not; sometimes with fraudulent intentions. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody | |
Synonyms | pose, personate | |
Narrower | masquerade | pretend to be someone or something that you are not |
Broader | deceive, betray, lead astray | Cause someone to believe an untruth |
Spanish | hacerse pasar por | |
Nouns | impersonation | imitating the mannerisms of another person |
impersonation | pretending to be another person | |
impersonator | someone who (fraudulently) assumes the appearance of another |
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