Definition

1. Verb:
   • To assume falsely: To claim or accept an identity, title, or relationship that one is not entitled to, with deceptive intent.
   • To impersonate: To falsely present oneself as another person.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Hắn mạo nhận là sĩ quan cảnh sát để lừa tiền. (He falsely assumed the identity of a police officer to scam money.)
  • Không được mạo nhận người khác trong giao dịch. (You must not impersonate another person in a transaction.)
  • Kẻ lừa đảo đó đã mạo nhận là cha đứa bé. (That fraudster falsely claimed to be the child's father.)

Advanced Usage

• The verb often implies a deliberate, fraudulent act for personal gain, such as to obtain money, access, or social status.
• It is commonly used in legal and formal contexts to describe crimes like identity fraud or false representation.

Variants and Related Words

• Mạo danh (v): To assume a false name or title; to act under a pseudonym with intent to deceive. While similar, "mạo danh" often focuses on the false name or title itself, whereas "mạo nhận" emphasizes the act of falsely claiming an identity or relationship.
  • Công ty đó bị tố cáo mạo danh tổ chức từ thiện. (That company was accused of impersonating a charity organization.)

Synonyms

• Impersonate: To pretend to be another person.
• Falsely claim: To assert a right or identity deceptively.
• Pose as: To present oneself fraudulently as someone else.

Related Idioms

• Mạo nhận họ hàng: To falsely claim kinship.
  • Hắn mạo nhận họ hàng với giám đốc để xin việc. (He falsely claimed to be a relative of the director to ask for a job.)

verb

1. to assume falsely