Impersonate — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

assume or act the character of

represent another person with comic intentions

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɪmpˈɜːsənˌeɪt/

🇬🇧British English

/ɪmpˈɜːsənˌeɪt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɪmpˈɜːsənˌeɪt/

4 syllables Say it as /ɪmpˈɜːsənˌeɪt/.

Examples

She impersonates Madonna
The actor portrays an elderly, lonely man
She posed as the Czar's daughter

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

pose personate portray

Parts of Speech

verb	assume or act the character of “She impersonates Madonna”
verb	represent another person with comic intentions
verb	pretend to be someone you are not; sometimes with fraudulent intentions “She posed as the Czar's daughter”

Word Forms

persona	noun	an actor's portrayal of someone in a play
impersonation	noun	pretending to be another person
portrayal	noun	acting the part of a character on stage; dramatically representing the character by speech and action and gesture
poser	noun	a person who habitually pretends to be something he is not
impersonator	noun	someone who (fraudulently) assumes the appearance of another
personation	noun	acting the part of a character on stage; dramatically representing the character by speech and action and gesture

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

imitieren

den Charakter annehmen oder handeln

🇫🇷French

imiter

assumer ou agir le personnage de

🇪🇸Spanish

personificar

asumir o actuar el carácter de

🇮🇹Italian

impersonare

assumere o agire il carattere di

🇳🇱Dutch

nabootsen

het karakter aannemen of handelen van

🇵🇹Portuguese

personificar

assumir ou agir como personagem

🇷🇺Russian

выдавать себя за другого

принять или действовать в роли

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अभिनय करना

का चरित्र ग्रहण करना या कार्य करना

🇧🇩Bengali

ছদ্মবেশী

এর চরিত্রটি ধরে নেওয়া বা অভিনয় করা

🇮🇳Tamil

ஆள்மாறாட்டம்

பாத்திரத்தை எடுத்துக் கொள்ளுங்கள் அல்லது செயல்படுங்கள்

🇮🇳Telugu

వేషధారణ

పాత్రను ఊహించండి లేదా నటించండి

🇮🇳Marathi

तोतयागिरी करणे

चे पात्र गृहित धरा किंवा कार्य करा

🇮🇳Gujarati

ઢોંગ

નું પાત્ર ધારણ કરો અથવા કાર્ય કરો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸೋಗು ಹಾಕು

ಪಾತ್ರವನ್ನು ಊಹಿಸಿ ಅಥವಾ ವರ್ತಿಸಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ആൾമാറാട്ടം

സ്വഭാവം അനുമാനിക്കുക അല്ലെങ്കിൽ പ്രവർത്തിക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਨਕਲ ਕਰਨਾ

ਦੇ ਚਰਿੱਤਰ ਨੂੰ ਮੰਨੋ ਜਾਂ ਕੰਮ ਕਰੋ

🇵🇰Urdu

نقالی کرنا

کے کردار کو فرض کریں یا عمل کریں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

模仿

承担或扮演...的角色

🇯🇵Japanese

なりすます

～の性格を引き受ける、または演じる

🇰🇷Korean

가장하다

성격을 가정하거나 행동

🇻🇳Vietnamese

mạo danh

đảm nhận hoặc hành động nhân vật của

🇹🇭Thai

แอบอ้างเป็น

สมมติหรือแสดงลักษณะของ

🇮🇩Indonesian

menirukan

mengambil atau bertindak sebagai karakter

🇵🇭Filipino

magpanggap

ipagpalagay o isagawa ang katangian ng

🇲🇾Malay

menyamar

menganggap atau melakonkan watak

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

انتحال شخصية

تفترض أو تتصرف شخصية

🇮🇷Persian

جعل هویت

شخصیت را به عهده بگیرید یا عمل کنید

🇹🇷Turkish

taklit etmek

karakterini üstlenmek veya hareket etmek

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְהִתְחַזוֹת

לקבל או לפעול בדמותו של

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