impersonate.
To pretend to be (a different person); to assume the identity of, especially when there is an intent to deceive.
Meaning & usage
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.
Evil can and will always impersonate goodness.
To operate with the permissions of a different user account.
To manifest in corporeal form; to personify.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in-bor. Middle English in- English im- Latin persōna Anglo-Norman persouneder. Middle English persoun English person Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātuslbor. English -ate English impersonate From im- + person + -ate (verb-forming suffix).
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