Definition of "impersonate" []

• To assume the character or appearance of, especially fraudulently: impersonate a police officer. (verb-transitive)
• To imitate the appearance, voice, or manner of; mimic: an entertainer who impersonates celebrities. (verb-transitive)
• Archaic To embody; personify. (verb-transitive)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "Kachina, for example, also denotes one of the elaborately masked dancers who impersonate a kachina at agricultural ceremonies, and yeibichai and shalako similarly have the same kind of dual usage."
• "How do you know they are intending to 'impersonate' YOU?"
• "See, ITOTM, we "impersonate" you in order to make fun of you."