VERB
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pretend to be someone you are not; sometimes with fraudulent intentions
She posed as the Czar's daughter -
attribute human qualities to something
The Greeks personated their gods ridiculous
How To Use personate In A Sentence
- Solomon himself impersonated the phallic god Baal-Rimmon, "Lord of the Pomegranate," when he was united with his divine bride, the mysterious Shulamite, and drank the juice of her pomegranate Song of Solomon 8:2. Archive 2008-03-01
- Kachina, for example, also denotes one of the elaborately masked dancers who impersonate a kachina at agricultural ceremonies, and yeibichai and shalako similarly have the same kind of dual usage. VERBATIM: The Language Quarterly Vol X No 3
- Agg said, the “real harm” when someone impersonates a veteran is the lasting effect on how the public views former and current service members. NEWS December
- She impersonates Madonna
- With those two pieces of data, an attacker can impersonate a legitimate device on that wireless net.
- impersonated" the national team for fixtures in Asia. The Guardian World News
- One of the things I wanted to impersonate was a preppy.
- He is not the only actor to impersonate a butler in the Wodehouse canon.
- Mr. Yorio has never actually had to turn away a crasher trying to impersonate Ms. Wintour, the famously intimidating editor of Vogue. The Man Who Catches Fashion-Show Crashers
- He is an outstanding imitator and can impersonate all the well - known politicians.
