impersonating

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A form of impersonate — To pretend to be (a different person); to assume the identity of, especially when there is an intent to deceive.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of impersonate
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    "I don't want to get down on the floor," he said feebly; "is it necessary?" ¶ But they had already discovered that he could be bullied, and they had it their own way; and presently Selwyn lay prone upon the nursery floor, impersonating a ladrone while pleasant shivers chased themselves over Drina, whom he was stalking.

    1907 August, Robert W[illiam] Chambers, chapter I, in The Younger Set, New York, N.Y.: D. Appleton & Company, →OCLC
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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “impersonating,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/impersonating.

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