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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Imposture

· Im·pos·ture · IPA /ɪmˈpɒstjʊə(ɹ)/
01 n. The act or conduct of an impostor; deception practiced under a false or assumed character; fraud or imposition; cheating.
  1. 1.
    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.