impersonative
A teacher uses an impersonative voice to bring a historical figure to life for her students.
Adjective
Relating to impersonation: "impersonative" describes something that involves or is characterized by the act of imitating or pretending to be another person, especially for entertainment or deception.
- Example: His impersonative skills were so good that the audience believed he was the real celebrity.
Tending to assume another's identity: "impersonative" can refer to a person or performance that habitually or effectively takes on the role or appearance of someone else.
- Example: The comedian's impersonative routine included perfect imitations of several politicians.
- (His ability to imitate real people was highly valued.)
- (Her imitation of another person was extremely accurate.)
- (The deception relied on assuming a false identity.)
"impersonative art": a form of performance where the artist mimics or embodies another person.
- Impersonative art has a long history in theatre, from ancient Greek mimes to modern impressionists. (Art that involves imitation of others.)
"impersonative fraud": a legal term for deception achieved by pretending to be someone else.
- The court convicted him of impersonative fraud after he posed as a doctor. (Fraud committed through impersonation.)
Impersonate (verb): to pretend to be another person.
- She can impersonate the president perfectly. (She mimics the president's voice and mannerisms.)
Impersonation (noun): the act of imitating someone else.
- His impersonation of the singer was hilarious. (His imitation was very funny.)
Impersonator (noun): a person who impersonates others, especially as a performer.
- The impersonator appeared on television as the prime minister. (A performer who imitates famous people.)
- Imitative: tending to copy or mimic.
- His imitative style is very convincing. (He copies others well.)
- Mimetic: relating to imitation, especially in art or performance.
- The mimetic dance accurately portrayed a bird in flight. (The dance imitated a bird.)
- Posing: assuming a false identity or appearance.
- She was charged with posing as a police officer. (She pretended to be a police officer.)
Put on a mask: to adopt a false personality or identity.
- He put on a mask of confidence, though he was nervous. (He pretended to be confident.)
Wear another's hat: to take on the role or identity of someone else.
- In the play, she wore another's hat and became a queen. (She acted as a queen.)