- impersonation
- impersonation (n.) 1800, "personification;" 1825 as "an acting of a part or character;" noun of action from IMPERSONATE (Cf. impersonate) (v.).
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impersonation — im·per·so·na·tion /im ˌpər sə nā shən/ n: the act or an instance of impersonating another; also: the crime of impersonation Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. impersonation … Law dictionary
Impersonation — Im*per son*a tion, Impersonification Im per*son i*fi*ca tion, n. The act of impersonating; personification; investment with personality; representation in a personal form. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
impersonation — UK [ɪmˌpɜː(r)s(ə)nˈeɪʃ(ə)n] / US [ɪmˌpɜrs(ə)nˈeɪʃ(ə)n] noun Word forms impersonation : singular impersonation plural impersonations 1) [countable/uncountable] the act of impersonating someone in order to make people laugh Bill does a great… … English dictionary
impersonation — n. to do an impersonation * * * [ɪmˌpɜːsə neɪʃ(ə)n] to do an impersonation … Combinatory dictionary
impersonation — im|per|son|a|tion [ ım,pɜrsn eıʃn ] noun 1. ) count or uncount the act of impersonating someone in order to make people laugh: Bill does a great impersonation of the President. 2. ) uncount the act of pretending to be someone else in order to… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
impersonation — False impersonation is representing oneself to be a public officer or employee or a person licensed to practice or engage in any profession or vocation for which a license is required by state law with knowledge that such representation is false … Black's law dictionary
impersonation — False impersonation is representing oneself to be a public officer or employee or a person licensed to practice or engage in any profession or vocation for which a license is required by state law with knowledge that such representation is false … Black's law dictionary
impersonation — impersonate ► VERB ▪ pretend to be (another person) for entertainment or fraud. DERIVATIVES impersonation noun impersonator noun. ORIGIN from IN (Cf. ↑in ) + Latin persona person … English terms dictionary
impersonation — noun see impersonate … New Collegiate Dictionary
impersonation — See impersonate. * * * … Universalium
