Acting Vocabulary

verb to pretend to be someone else by copying their appearance, voice, or mannerisms

• It is illegal to impersonate someone else in order to gain access to their personal information.
• I heard that John can impersonate different celebrities really well.
• I can't believe she tried to impersonate her sister to get out of trouble.
• The artist's ability to impersonate different emotions through his paintings is truly remarkable.

noun the act of portraying or representing something

verb to depict or represent in a particular way

• The artist aimed to accurately portray the historical event in his painting.
• She always tries to portray herself as a social butterfly on social media.
• The movie really portrayed the main character as a total badass.
• His use of metaphors effectively portrayed the complexity of human emotions.