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imposture

[ im-pos-cher ]
/ ɪmˈpɒs tʃər /
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noun
the action or practice of imposing fraudulently upon others.
deception using an assumed character, identity, or name, as by an impostor.
an instance or piece of fraudulent imposition.
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Origin of imposture

1530–40; <Late Latin impostūra, equivalent to Latin impost(us) past participle of impōnere (see impostor, impone) + -ūra-ure

OTHER WORDS FROM imposture

im·pos·trous [im-pos-truhs], /ɪmˈpɒs trəs/, im·pos·tur·ous, adjective

Words nearby imposture

impost, impost block, impostor, impostor syndrome, impostume, imposture, imposure, impotence, impotent, impound, impoundment
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Words related to imposture

artifice, cheat, con, copy, counterfeit, deceit, deception, fabrication, fake, feint, fiddle, flimflam, forgery, gambit, hoax, hocus-pocus, illusion, imitation, impersonation, imposition

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British Dictionary definitions for imposture

imposture
/ (ɪmˈpɒstʃə) /
noun
the act or an instance of deceiving others, esp by assuming a false identity

Derived forms of imposture

impostrous (ɪmˈpɒstrəs), impostorous (ɪmˈpɒstərəs) or imposturous, adjective

Word Origin for imposture

C16: from French, from Late Latin impostūra, from Latin impōnere; see impose
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