[VN] to pretend to be sb in order to deceive people or to entertain them:
He was caught trying to impersonate a security guard. * They do a pretty good job of impersonating Laurel and Hardy.
impersonation noun [C,U]:
He did an extremely convincing impersonation of the singer.
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