impersonate meaning and definition

IMPERSONATE verb

Definition of impersonate (verb)

1. assume or act the character of
   • "She impersonates Madonna"; "The actor portrays an elderly, lonely man"
   • synonyms: portray
2. represent another person with comic intentions
3. pretend to be someone you are not; sometimes with fraudulent intentions
   • "She posed as the Czar's daughter"
   • synonyms: personate, pose