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Impersonate vs Impersonated - What's the difference?

impersonate | impersonated |

As verbs the difference between impersonate and impersonated

is that impersonate is to pretend to be (a different person), to assume the identity of while impersonated is (impersonate).

impersonate

English

Verb

(en-verb)
  • To pretend to be (a different person), to assume the identity of.
    • The conman managed to impersonate several executives.
  • (obsolete) To manifest in corporeal form; to personify.

    • Synonyms

    * (assume identity of) personate * (manifest in corporeal form) embody

    Derived terms

    * impersonation * impersonator

    impersonated

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (impersonate)

    • Anagrams

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    impersonate

    English

    Verb

    (en-verb)
  • To pretend to be (a different person), to assume the identity of.
    • The conman managed to impersonate several executives.
  • (obsolete) To manifest in corporeal form; to personify.

    • Synonyms

    * (assume identity of) personate * (manifest in corporeal form) embody

    Derived terms

    * impersonation * impersonator