Hypertext Webster Gateway: "imposture"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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.
From new legends And fill the world with follies and
impostures. --Johnson.
Syn: Cheat; fraud; trick; imposition; delusion.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
imposture
n : pretending to be another person [syn: {impersonation}]
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