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im⋅pos⋅ture

   [im-pos-cher]
–noun
1. the action or practice of imposing fraudulently upon others.
2. deception using an assumed character, identity, or name, as by an impostor.
3. an instance or piece of fraudulent imposition.
Origin:
1530–40; < LL impostūra, equiv. to L impost(us) ptp. of impōnere (see impostor, impone ) + -ūra -ure
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Imposturous

Im*pos"tur*ous\, a. Impostrous; deceitful.

Strictness fales and impostrous. --Beau. & Fl.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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