| VERB | creation | impersonate, portray | assume or act the character of |
|---|---|---|---|
| communication | impersonate | represent another person with comic intentions | |
| communication | impersonate, pose, personate | pretend to be someone you are not |
| Sounds | ihmper'sahney.t | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | abate ... welterweight: 559 rhymes with eyt... | |
| Meaning | assume or act the character of. | |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | |
|---|---|---|
| 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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