impersonate

English

/ɪmˈpɜːsəneɪt/

verb

Definitions

(transitive) To pretend to be (a different person); to assume the identity of.
(transitive) To operate with the permissions of a different user account.
(obsolete) To manifest in corporeal form; to personify.

Etymology

Affix from English person.

Origin

English

person

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Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

Dutchperson English
Earthperson English
Englishperson English
Frenchperson English
Klansperson English
Scotsperson English
adperson English
ambulanceperson English
anchorperson English
antiperson English
assemblyperson English
barperson English
baseperson English
bellperson English
boatperson English
bondsperson English
bushperson English
businessperson English
cameraperson English
catperson English
cattleperson English
caveperson English
chairperson English
churchperson English
clansperson English
clergyperson English
committeeperson English
congressperson English
conperson English
corpsperson English
councilperson English
counterperson English
countryperson English
cowperson English
craftsperson English
crewperson English
cyberperson English
deliveryperson English
deperson English
doorperson English
dustperson English
fireperson English
fisherperson English
flagperson English
floorperson English
flyperson English
foreperson English
freedperson English
freshperson English
frontiersperson English
frontperson English
garbageperson English
greensperson English
gunperson English
handyperson English
helmsperson English
horseperson English
houseperson English
huntsperson English
impersonator English
infantryperson English
interperson English
intraperson English
ironperson English
jazzperson English
journeyperson English
juryperson English
kinsperson English
layperson English
leatherperson English
linesperson English
longshoreperson English
madperson English
mailperson English
marksperson English
mediaperson English
merperson English
microperson English
middleperson English
militiaperson English
milkperson English
misperson English
multiperson English
newspaperperson English
newsperson English
nonperson English
nurseryperson English
overperson English
patrolperson English
person English
personable English
personal English
personative English
personhood English
personise English
personish English
personism English
personist English
personize English
personkind English
personless English
personlike English
personly English
personness English
personocracy English
personology English
personpower English
pitchperson English
plantsperson English
pointsperson English
policeperson English
postperson English
pressperson English
repairperson English
roundsperson English
salesperson English
schoolperson English
selectperson English
serviceperson English
showperson English
sideperson English
signalperson English
slaughterperson English
snowperson English
soundperson English
sportsperson English
statesperson English
steersperson English
stuntperson English
superperson English
theatreperson English
townsperson English
tradesperson English
tribesperson English
underperson English
unperson English
venireperson English
vestryperson English
waitperson English
weatherperson English
workperson English
yardperson English
persoun Middle English
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