personate

/ˈpɜːrsəneɪt/
verb
  1. To pretend to be someone else, especially in order to deceive others.
    • She was arrested for attempting to personate a police officer.
    • The scammer tried to personate a bank employee to get people's passwords.
    • In the play, the actor had to personate a famous historical figure.
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