[syn: impersonation, personation]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Impersonation \Im*per`son*a"tion\, Impersonification
\Im`per*son`i*fi*ca"tion\, n.
The act of impersonating; personification; investment with
personality; representation in a personal form.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
impersonation
n 1: a representation of a person that is exaggerated for comic
effect [syn: caricature, imitation, impersonation]
2: pretending to be another person [syn: imposture,
impersonation]
3: imitating the mannerisms of another person [syn:
impersonation, personation]