Definition of impersonate in English:

impersonate

verbɪmˈpəːs(ə)neɪtɪmˈpərsəˌneɪt

[with object]

Pretend to be (another person) for entertainment or fraud.
扮演，模仿，假冒（某人）
it's a very serious offence to impersonate a police officer
假冒警官是重罪。
Example sentencesExamples
- That prevents the verifying computer from stealing your password and then impersonating you to a third party.
- A great mimic of voice and gesture, he could impersonate anyone: rich, poor, male, female, elder, youth.
- If anyone uses similar handles or tries to impersonate someone in a similar vain I will be forced to take similar action.
- One of his main concerns was to ensure no one impersonates him at the November vote; impersonations are not uncommon.
- All afternoon he's successfully impersonated a man who's not hurried, not ruffled, and not full of his own importance.
- He loves the idea of cleverly impersonating someone else in a letter.
- If someone was to impersonate him, what does he think they would latch on to?
- He claimed the KGB got revenge by sending one of their spies to Scotland to impersonate him, copying his style of dress, with orders to behave disgracefully to get him into trouble.
- However hard he tried to impersonate someone who is happy with his lot in life, disillusionment and disappointment punctuated his every sentence.
- Nor was I amused that someone out there was impersonating me.
- The technology was not designed to keep people from impersonating someone.
- The fact that somebody is impersonating you is shocking.
- Just over one in ten people owned up to impersonating someone else over email.
- Although I had a go at impersonating him, I couldn't really live up to that!
- In other words, someone impersonates you for whatever reason - usually to obtain goods and services in your name.
- She cried real tears instead when the landlord walked in just as I was impersonating him though and immediately threw us out onto the street.
- Anyone who gave false information, impersonated someone else or forged a card faced a £100 fine and two years in prison.
- Again, I have had absolutely nothing to do with the guy and feel terrible that he's impersonating me.
- She did seem to be a help at first, but pretty soon she started impersonating you and writing checks.
- We should not trivialise it just because I am impersonating someone.
Synonyms
imitate, mimic, do an impression of, ape
parody, caricature, burlesque, travesty, mock, satirize, lampoon
masquerade as, pose as, pass oneself off as, profess to be, purport to be, represent oneself as
informal take off, do, spoof, send up
North American informal make like
archaic monkey
rare personate

Origin

Early 17th century (in the sense 'personify'): from in-² 'into' + Latin persona 'person', on the pattern of incorporate.

person from Middle English:
When first used in English person meant ‘a role or character assumed in real life or in a play’ as well as ‘an individual human being’. The first sense has largely been taken over by persona, which came directly in the mid 18th century from the source of person, Latin persona ‘actor's mask, character in a play’, and also ‘human being’. The Latin term was also used by Christian writers as a term for the rector of a parish, what we would now call a parson (Middle English). From the same source come impersonate (early 17th century) originally meaning ‘personify’, and personnel (early 19th century) from French and which still keeps the original stress on the final syllable normal in that language.

Rhymes

personate

Definition of impersonate in US English:

impersonate

verbɪmˈpərsəˌneɪtimˈpərsəˌnāt

[with object]

Pretend to be (another person) as entertainment or in order to deceive someone.
扮演，模仿，假冒（某人）
it's a very serious offense to impersonate a police officer
假冒警官是重罪。
Example sentencesExamples
- Anyone who gave false information, impersonated someone else or forged a card faced a £100 fine and two years in prison.
- She did seem to be a help at first, but pretty soon she started impersonating you and writing checks.
- If someone was to impersonate him, what does he think they would latch on to?
- If anyone uses similar handles or tries to impersonate someone in a similar vain I will be forced to take similar action.
- Again, I have had absolutely nothing to do with the guy and feel terrible that he's impersonating me.
- She cried real tears instead when the landlord walked in just as I was impersonating him though and immediately threw us out onto the street.
- Although I had a go at impersonating him, I couldn't really live up to that!
- However hard he tried to impersonate someone who is happy with his lot in life, disillusionment and disappointment punctuated his every sentence.
- Just over one in ten people owned up to impersonating someone else over email.
- The fact that somebody is impersonating you is shocking.
- All afternoon he's successfully impersonated a man who's not hurried, not ruffled, and not full of his own importance.
- One of his main concerns was to ensure no one impersonates him at the November vote; impersonations are not uncommon.
- The technology was not designed to keep people from impersonating someone.
- We should not trivialise it just because I am impersonating someone.
- That prevents the verifying computer from stealing your password and then impersonating you to a third party.
- He loves the idea of cleverly impersonating someone else in a letter.
- A great mimic of voice and gesture, he could impersonate anyone: rich, poor, male, female, elder, youth.
- In other words, someone impersonates you for whatever reason - usually to obtain goods and services in your name.
- Nor was I amused that someone out there was impersonating me.
- He claimed the KGB got revenge by sending one of their spies to Scotland to impersonate him, copying his style of dress, with orders to behave disgracefully to get him into trouble.
Synonyms
imitate, mimic, do an impression of, ape

Origin

Early 17th century (in the sense ‘personify’): from in- ‘into’ + Latin persona ‘person’, on the pattern of incorporate.

词汇	impersonate
释义	Definition of impersonate in English: impersonate verbɪmˈpəːs(ə)neɪtɪmˈpərsəˌneɪt [with object] Pretend to be (another person) for entertainment or fraud. 扮演，模仿，假冒（某人） it's a very serious offence to impersonate a police officer 假冒警官是重罪。 Example sentencesExamples That prevents the verifying computer from stealing your password and then impersonating you to a third party. A great mimic of voice and gesture, he could impersonate anyone: rich, poor, male, female, elder, youth. If anyone uses similar handles or tries to impersonate someone in a similar vain I will be forced to take similar action. One of his main concerns was to ensure no one impersonates him at the November vote; impersonations are not uncommon. All afternoon he's successfully impersonated a man who's not hurried, not ruffled, and not full of his own importance. He loves the idea of cleverly impersonating someone else in a letter. If someone was to impersonate him, what does he think they would latch on to? He claimed the KGB got revenge by sending one of their spies to Scotland to impersonate him, copying his style of dress, with orders to behave disgracefully to get him into trouble. However hard he tried to impersonate someone who is happy with his lot in life, disillusionment and disappointment punctuated his every sentence. Nor was I amused that someone out there was impersonating me. The technology was not designed to keep people from impersonating someone. The fact that somebody is impersonating you is shocking. Just over one in ten people owned up to impersonating someone else over email. Although I had a go at impersonating him, I couldn't really live up to that! In other words, someone impersonates you for whatever reason - usually to obtain goods and services in your name. She cried real tears instead when the landlord walked in just as I was impersonating him though and immediately threw us out onto the street. Anyone who gave false information, impersonated someone else or forged a card faced a £100 fine and two years in prison. Again, I have had absolutely nothing to do with the guy and feel terrible that he's impersonating me. She did seem to be a help at first, but pretty soon she started impersonating you and writing checks. We should not trivialise it just because I am impersonating someone. Synonyms imitate, mimic, do an impression of, ape parody, caricature, burlesque, travesty, mock, satirize, lampoon masquerade as, pose as, pass oneself off as, profess to be, purport to be, represent oneself as informal take off, do, spoof, send up North American informal make like archaic monkey rare personate Origin Early 17th century (in the sense 'personify'): from in-² 'into' + Latin persona 'person', on the pattern of incorporate. person from Middle English: When first used in English person meant ‘a role or character assumed in real life or in a play’ as well as ‘an individual human being’. The first sense has largely been taken over by persona, which came directly in the mid 18th century from the source of person, Latin persona ‘actor's mask, character in a play’, and also ‘human being’. The Latin term was also used by Christian writers as a term for the rector of a parish, what we would now call a parson (Middle English). From the same source come impersonate (early 17th century) originally meaning ‘personify’, and personnel (early 19th century) from French and which still keeps the original stress on the final syllable normal in that language. Rhymes personate Definition of impersonate in US English: impersonate verbɪmˈpərsəˌneɪtimˈpərsəˌnāt [with object] Pretend to be (another person) as entertainment or in order to deceive someone. 扮演，模仿，假冒（某人） it's a very serious offense to impersonate a police officer 假冒警官是重罪。 Example sentencesExamples Anyone who gave false information, impersonated someone else or forged a card faced a £100 fine and two years in prison. She did seem to be a help at first, but pretty soon she started impersonating you and writing checks. If someone was to impersonate him, what does he think they would latch on to? If anyone uses similar handles or tries to impersonate someone in a similar vain I will be forced to take similar action. Again, I have had absolutely nothing to do with the guy and feel terrible that he's impersonating me. She cried real tears instead when the landlord walked in just as I was impersonating him though and immediately threw us out onto the street. Although I had a go at impersonating him, I couldn't really live up to that! However hard he tried to impersonate someone who is happy with his lot in life, disillusionment and disappointment punctuated his every sentence. Just over one in ten people owned up to impersonating someone else over email. The fact that somebody is impersonating you is shocking. All afternoon he's successfully impersonated a man who's not hurried, not ruffled, and not full of his own importance. One of his main concerns was to ensure no one impersonates him at the November vote; impersonations are not uncommon. The technology was not designed to keep people from impersonating someone. We should not trivialise it just because I am impersonating someone. That prevents the verifying computer from stealing your password and then impersonating you to a third party. He loves the idea of cleverly impersonating someone else in a letter. A great mimic of voice and gesture, he could impersonate anyone: rich, poor, male, female, elder, youth. In other words, someone impersonates you for whatever reason - usually to obtain goods and services in your name. Nor was I amused that someone out there was impersonating me. He claimed the KGB got revenge by sending one of their spies to Scotland to impersonate him, copying his style of dress, with orders to behave disgracefully to get him into trouble. Synonyms imitate, mimic, do an impression of, ape Origin Early 17th century (in the sense ‘personify’): from in- ‘into’ + Latin persona ‘person’, on the pattern of incorporate.
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