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imposture
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Imposture
(gcide) | Imposture \Im*pos"ture\, n. [L. impostura: cf. F. imposture. See
Impone.]
The act or conduct of an impostor; deception practiced under
a false or assumed character; fraud or imposition; cheating.
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From new legends
And fill the world with follies and impostures.
--Johnson.
Syn: Cheat; fraud; trick; imposition; delusion.
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imposture
(wn) | imposture
n 1: pretending to be another person [syn: imposture,
impersonation] |
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Imposture
(gcide) | Imposture \Im*pos"ture\, n. [L. impostura: cf. F. imposture. See
Impone.]
The act or conduct of an impostor; deception practiced under
a false or assumed character; fraud or imposition; cheating.
[1913 Webster]
From new legends
And fill the world with follies and impostures.
--Johnson.
Syn: Cheat; fraud; trick; imposition; delusion.
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Impostured
(gcide) | Impostured \Im*pos"tured\, a.
Done by imposture. [Obs.]
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Self-imposture
(gcide) | Self-imposture \Self`-im*pos"ture\, n.
Imposture practiced on one's self; self-deceit. --South.
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