IMPOSTURE | English Meaning, Definition, and Pronunciation

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Word: Imposture

Speech Type: Noun

Etymology:

mid 16th century: via French from late Latin impostura, from Latin imposit- ‘imposed upon’, from the verb imponere (see impose)

Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling: ɪmˈpɒstʃə
Dialects: British English
Definition:

an instance of pretending to be someone else in order to deceive others

Short Definition:

instance of pretending to be someone else

Examples:
  • I discovered the imposture as soon as her doppelganger arrived
  • in a day and a night of violence and imposture William Bentley also succeeds in capturing a smuggler

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