impersonates
impersonates is the third-person singular simple present indicative of impersonate.
Meaning of impersonate
Verb
impersonate (third-person singular simple present impersonates, present participle impersonating, simple past and past participle impersonated)
- 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
- To operate with the permissions of a different user account.
- 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
Questions about impersonates
- What is impersonates the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
- Impersonates is the third-person singular simple present indicative of impersonate.
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