Synonyms: impersonate, personate, pose
Definition: pretend to be someone you are not; sometimes with fraudulent intentions
Usage: She posed as the Czar's daughter
Similar words: lead astray, deceive, betray
Definition: cause someone to believe an untruth
Usage: The insurance company deceived me when they told me they were covering my house
Synonyms: impersonate
Definition: represent another person with comic intentions
Similar words: mock
Definition: imitate with mockery and derision
Usage: The children mocked their handicapped classmate
Synonyms: portray, impersonate
Definition: assume or act the character of
Usage: She impersonates Madonna; The actor portrays an elderly, lonely man
Similar words: represent, play, act
Definition: play a role or part
Usage: Gielgud played Hamlet; She wants to act Lady Macbeth, but she is too young for the role; She played the servant to her husband's master