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imposture

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9 lettersPronunciation /ɪmˈpɒstjʊə(ɹ)/Part of speech nounSorted eimoprstuStarts with IEnds with E0 clues
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Definitions

  1. pretending to be another person

Word origin

From Middle French imposture, from Late Latin impostura, Latin impostus.

Used in a sentence

  • Among an unenlightened people every impoſture is likely to take place, for ignorance is the parent of credulity.
  • There is something very horrible in the laugh of a dying man: Hovering on the verge of both worlds, he seems to give the lie to both, and proclaim the enjoyments of one, and the hopes of another, alike an imposture.

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