Difference between Impersonate and Pose

What is the difference between Impersonate and Pose?

Impersonate as a verb is to manifest in corporeal form, or in one's own person or body. while Pose as a verb is set in place, arrange

Impersonate

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To manifest in corporeal form, or in one's own person or body. To pretend to be (a different person), to assume the identity of.

Example sentence: I think of myself as an actor. The duty of an actor is to be able to impersonate anything - a child, an old man, a tree, a chair, a woman.

Pose

Part of speech: noun

Definition: position, arrangement (especially of the human body)affectation

Part of speech: verb

Definition: set in place, arrangeask, set (a test or quiz)assume or maintain a pose

Example sentence: People who don't vote have no line of credit with people who are elected and thus pose no threat to those who act against our interests.

We hope you now know whether to use Impersonate or Pose in your sentence.

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