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Webster 1913 Edition


Imposture

Im-pos′ture

,
Noun.
[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.
Syn. – Cheat; fraud; trick; imposition; delusion.

Webster 1828 Edition


Imposture

IMPOS'TURE

,
Noun.
[L. impostura. See Impose.]
Deception practiced under a false or assumed character; fraud or imposition practiced by a false pretender.
--Form new legends,
And fill the world with follies and impostures.

Definition 2024


imposture

imposture

English

Noun

imposture (plural impostures)

  1. The act or conduct of an impostor; deception practiced under a false or assumed character; fraud or imposition; cheating.

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References

  • imposture in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
  • imposture in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913

French

Noun

imposture f (plural impostures)

  1. imposture

Italian

Noun

imposture f

  1. plural of impostura

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