Word: impersonate
Part of speech: Verb
Syllables: im
per
son
ate
Definition: To pretend to be (a different person); to assume the identity of.
Morphemes:
Affix: in-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Added to adjectives to mean not
Etymology Compounds: Affix: in-
Language: la
Decoded: in-
Meaning: not
Affix: person
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To represent as a person; to personify; to impersonate.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: persōna
Language: la
Decoded: persona
Meaning: mask used by actor; role, part, character
Affix: -ate
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: resembling the specified thing