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Webster 1913 Edition
Imposture
Im-pos′ture
,Noun.
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.
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)
- The act or conduct of an impostor; deception practiced under a false or assumed character; fraud or imposition; cheating.
Translations
The act or conduct of an impostor; deception practiced under a false or assumed character; fraud or imposition; cheating
References
- imposture in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
- imposture in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913