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; <
Late Latin impostūra, equivalent to
Latin impost(
us) past participle of
impōnere (see
impostor,
impone) +
-ūra -ure Related forms Synonyms
3. fraud, hoax, swindle, deception, humbug, cheat.
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