What is the meaning of impersonate?

verb

  • Assume or act the character of.
    • usage: "She impersonates Madonna"; "The actor portrays an elderly, lonely man"
  • Represent another person with comic intentions.
  • Pretend to be someone you are not; sometimes with fraudulent intentions.
    • usage: "She posed as the Czar's daughter"
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