· assume or act the character of; "She impersonates Madonna"; "The actor portrays an elderly, lonely man"
Synonym(s): portray
Hypernym(s): act, play, represent
· represent another person with comic intentions
Hypernym(s): mock
· pretend to be someone you are not; sometimes with fraudulent intentions; "She posed as the Czar's daughter"
Hypernym(s): deceive, betray, lead_astray