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  2  definitions  found 
 
  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  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  imposture 
  n  :  pretending  to  be  another  person  [syn:  {impersonation}] 




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