Guise vs Impersonate - What's the difference?
guise | impersonate |
Customary way of speaking or acting; fashion, manner, practice (.)
* 1924 , Aristotle. Metaphysics . Translated by W. D. Ross. Nashotah, Wisconsin, USA: The Classical Library, 2001. Available at: . Book 1, Part 5.
External appearance in manner or dress; appropriate indication or expression; garb; shape.
Misleading appearance; cover, cloak.
* 2013 , Russell Brand, Russell Brand and the GQ awards: 'It's amazing how absurd it seems' '' (in ''The Guardian , 13 September 2013)[http://www.theguardian.com/culture/2013/sep/13/russell-brand-gq-awards-hugo-boss]
(Internet slang)
To pretend to be (a different person), to assume the identity of.
(obsolete) To manifest in corporeal form; to personify.
As verbs the difference between guise and impersonate
is that guise is while impersonate is to pretend to be (a different person), to assume the identity of.guise
English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) guise, gise, gyse, from (etyl) guisse, guise, . More at (l).Noun
(en noun)- dialecticians and sophists assume the same guise as the philosopher
- Under the guise of patriotism
- Ought we be concerned that our rights to protest are being continually eroded under the guise of enhancing our safety?
Synonyms
* (customary way of acting) behavior, manner, mien, practice * (external appearance) appearance, lookEtymology 2
Noun
(head)- Sup guise ? — What's up, guys?
impersonate
English
Verb
(en-verb)- The conman managed to impersonate several executives.