impersonate

Từ điển Oxford Learners Wordfinder Dictionary

verb

1. assume or act the character of (Freq. 2)
- She impersonates Madonna
- The actor portrays an elderly, lonely man
• Syn:
portray
• Derivationally related forms:
portrayal (for: portray), persona, impersonation
• Topics:
performing arts
• Hypernyms:
act, play, represent
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody
2. represent another person with comic intentions
• Derivationally related forms:
persona, impersonation
• Hypernyms:
mock
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody
3. pretend to be someone you are not;
sometimes with fraudulent intentions
- She posed as the Czar's daughter
• Syn:
pose, personate
• Derivationally related forms:
personation (for: personate), impersonation, impersonator, poser (for: pose)
• Hypernyms:
deceive, betray, lead astray
• Hyponyms:
masquerade
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Somebody ----s PP (for: pose)

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  pose, personate, portray