pose as
to pretend to be a particular person or type of person in order to trick people
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To pretend to be someone else
mimic
verb
to copy someone’s voice, behaviour, or appearance, especially in order to make people laugh or to make someone feel annoyed or embarrassed
impersonate
verb
to pretend to be someone else by copying the way that they look, speak, or behave in order to trick people
send up
to make someone seem silly by pretending to speak or behave like them
imitation
noun
an act of copying someone’s actions, words, or behaviour, often in order to make people laugh
vocal fry
a speech habit in which a speaker lowers their voice at the end of a sentence
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