Impersonate
Impersonate verb - To pretend to be (what one is not) in appearance or behavior.
Mean and impersonate are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Mean" instead a verb "Impersonate".
Mean
Mean verb - To communicate or convey (as an idea) to the mind.
Impersonate and mean are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Impersonate" instead a verb "Mean".
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- By "impersonate," we of course mean "basically just says his name is Chrom" despite looking absolutely nothing like him (he doesn't even have blue hair!).
Source: Legendary Impostor -
In fact he once used this destructive combo-punch and his Voluntary Shapeshifting powers to impersonate Powe...I mean, Iron Fist.
Source: Power Fist -
On its own, having to impersonate a guard named Luigi doesn't mean too much, considering where you are after all, but Ezio also having an Uncle Mario makes it more suspicious.
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