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impersonal vs impersonate
The difference
| Word | Meaning | Goes with | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| impersonaladjective/ɪmˈpɜːr.sən.əl/ | Meaning lacking warmth or human feeling, often because it is large, formal or done by machines | Goes with impersonal service | Example The new head office is huge, modern and rather impersonal. |
| impersonateverb/ɪmˈpɜːr.sən.eɪt/ | Meaning to pretend to be another person, to trick people or to entertain them | Goes with impersonate a police officer | Example He was arrested for trying to impersonate a police officer. |
Which word fits?
1 of 8Pick the word for the gap. Its form may change in the sentence.
He was charged with illegally a lawyer.