IMPOSTURE

imposture, impersonation

(noun) pretending to be another person

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

imposture (plural impostures)

The act or conduct of an impostor; deception practiced under a false or assumed character; fraud or imposition

Synonym: cheating

Anagrams

• simper out

Source: Wiktionary


Im*pos"ture, n. Etym: [L. impostura: cf. F. imposture. See Impone.]

Definition: The act or conduct of an impostor; deception practiced under a false or assumed character; fraud or imposition; cheating. From new legends And fill the world with follies and impostures. Johnson.

Syn.

– Cheat; fraud; trick; imposition; delusion.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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