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imitate
[im-i-teyt]
verb (used with object)
to follow or endeavor to follow as a model or example.
to imitate an author's style; to imitate an older brother.
to mimic; impersonate.
The students imitated the teacher behind her back.
Synonyms: ,to make a copy of; reproduce closely.
to have or assume the appearance of; simulate; resemble.
imitate
/ ˈɪɪˌٱɪ /
verb
to try to follow the manner, style, character, etc, of or take as a model
many writers imitated the language of Shakespeare
to pretend to be or to impersonate, esp for humour; mimic
to make a copy or reproduction of; duplicate; counterfeit
to make or be like; resemble or simulate
her achievements in politics imitated her earlier successes in business
Other Word Forms
- imitator noun
- nonimitating adjective
- overimitate verb (used with object)
- preimitate verb (used with object)
- unimitated adjective
- unimitating adjective
- well-imitated adjective
- ˌٲˈٲ noun
- ˈˌٲٴǰ noun
- ˈٲ adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of imitate1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
Escola went from recording videos on a webcam to accepting the Tony for best actor; from imitating a legend to becoming one in their own right.
“In middle school, I had a social and comedic disadvantage because many of my friends knew all of Chespirito’s jokes and imitated the characters’ voices, and I couldn’t follow along,” Cruz Guerrero says.
Phishing is when criminals use personal information gathered externally to imitate a person and access services.
Life imitating art in the creepiest way possible.
Those voters are the equivalent of Robin Williams imitating a six-year-old sticking their tongue out and hissing, “I know you are but what am I?”
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