IMPOSTURE

imposture. imposture, falshood, deceit,

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imposture. Imposture, n. a cheat, deception, impostion, trick

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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.