imposture — [ ɛ̃pɔstyr ] n. f. • 1546; emposture 1190; bas lat. impostura 1 ♦ Vieilli Action de tromper par des discours mensongers, de fausses apparences. ⇒ mensonge, tromperie. « Mentir pour son avantage à soi même est imposture » (Rousseau). 2 ♦ Littér.… … Encyclopédie Universelle
imposture — imposture, cheat, fraud, sham, fake, humbug, deceit, deception, counterfeit all mean something which pretends to be one thing in its nature, character, or quality but is really another. Imposture applies not only to an object but to an act or… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
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. [1913 Webster] From new legends And fill the world with… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
imposture — (n.) act of willfully deceiving others, 1530s, from M.Fr. imposture, from L.L. impostura, from impostus (see IMPOST (Cf. impost)) … Etymology dictionary
imposture — I noun cheat, chicane, counterfeit, craft, cunning, deceit, deception, dodge, duplicity, fake, fallacia, false conduct, forgery, fraud, fraudulence, fraus, guile, hoax, hollow pretense, imitation, knavery, pretense, ruse, sham, sleight,… … Law dictionary
imposture — [n] fraud, trick artifice, cheat, con, copy, counterfeit, deceit, deception, fabrication, fake, feint, fiddle, flimflam*, forgery, gambit, hoax, hocus pocus*, illusion, imitation, impersonation, imposition, make believe, maneuver, masquerade,… … New thesaurus
imposture — Imposture, Impostura, Fraus, Fallacia … Thresor de la langue françoyse
imposture — ► NOUN ▪ an instance of assuming a false identity … English terms dictionary
imposture — [im päs′chər] n. [Fr < LL impostura] the act or practice of an impostor; fraud; deception … English World dictionary
Imposture — Une imposture consiste en l action délibérée de se faire passer pour ce qu on n est pas (quand on est un imposteur), ou de faire passer une chose pour ce qu elle n est pas (supercherie, mystification, escroquerie). La nature d une chose ou d une… … Wikipédia en Français
