impersonate
verb (used with object)
to assume the character or appearance of; pretend to be.
have impersonated
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present perfectof impersonate.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Officials say people have impersonated firefighters to get into fire-ravaged zones, and now a pair have allegedly masqueraded as members of the media.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 20, 2025
Recent phishing attacks have impersonated a range of high-profile journalists.
From Washington Times ● Jul. 12, 2020
In recent weeks, a number of scammers on Twitter have impersonated Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin, Elon Musk, or John McAfee.
From The Verge ● Mar. 8, 2018
Actors have impersonated dancers before to varying degrees of success.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 2, 2010
They may opine that I have been an abettor of treason, that I have attempted to circumvent the ends of justice, and that I may have impersonated you in order to render possible your escape.
From Bardelys the Magnificent; being an account of the strange wooing pursued by the Sieur Marcel de Saint-Pol, marquis of Bardelys... by Rafael Sabatini
