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impersonated

impersonated is the simple past and past participle of impersonate.

Meaning of impersonate

Verb

impersonate (third-person singular simple present impersonates, present participle impersonating, simple past and past participle impersonated)

  1. (transitive) To pretend to be (a different person); to assume the identity of, especially when there is an intent to deceive.
    • The conman managed to impersonate several executives.
    Synonyms:
    personate
  2. (transitive) To operate with the permissions of a different user account.
  3. (obsolete, transitive) To manifest in corporeal form; to personify.
    • The shepherds were impersonated, then the Magi, finally Herod himself. In course of time all the elements of a fully developed Nativity play had thus been introduced.1918, Paul Studer, Le mystère d'Adam, an Anglo-Norman drama of the twelfth century
    Synonyms:
    embody, impersonize

Words formed from impersonated

Questions about impersonated

What is impersonated the simple past and past participle of?
Impersonated is the simple past and past participle of impersonate.

Words near impersonated in the dictionary

  1. impersonalizing
  2. impersonally
  3. impersonalness
  4. impersonals
  5. impersonate
  6. impersonated
  7. impersonates
  8. impersonating
  9. impersonation
  10. impersonations
  11. impersonative

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