impersonate

Verb

• assume or act the character of
  • "She impersonates Madonna"
• represent another person with comic intentions
• pretend to be someone you are not; sometimes with fraudulent intentions
• To pretend to be (a different person); to assume the identity of, especially when there is an intent to deceive.
• To operate with the permissions of a different user account.
• To manifest in corporeal form; to personify.

Examples

• Evil can and will always impersonate goodness.
• The conman managed to impersonate several executives.

Synonyms

personate, portray, pose, embody, impersonize