Affect and Impersonate

Affect

Affect verb - To present a false appearance of.
Usage example: she affected complete unawareness that we were talking about her, though she must have overheard

Impersonate and affect are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Impersonate" instead a verb "Affect".

Impersonate

Impersonate verb - To pretend to be (what one is not) in appearance or behavior.

Affect and impersonate are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Affect" instead a verb "Impersonate".

Common collocations

person affect person impersonate person
character affect character impersonate character
people affect people impersonate people
someone affect someone impersonate someone
Other words: characters, voice, anyone, humans.
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