<p><strong>Verb (used with object)</strong></p><ul><li>to assume the character or appearance of; pretend to be: He was arrested for impersonating a police officer.</li><li>to mimic the voice, mannerisms, etc., of (a person) in order to entertain.</li><li>to act or play the part of; personate.</li><li>Archaic: to represent in personal or bodily form; personify; typify.</li></ul><p><strong>Adjective</strong></p><ul><li>Archaic or Literary: embodied in a person; invested with personality.</li></ul>