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Definitions for Imitate
[1] to follow or endeavor to follow as a model or example: to imitate an author's style; to imitate an older brother.
[2] to mimic; impersonate: The students imitated the teacher behind her back.
[3] to make a copy of; reproduce closely.
[4] to have or assume the appearance of; simulate; resemble.
[5] to try to follow the manner, style, character, etc, of or take as a model many writers imitated the language of Shakespeare
[6] to pretend to be or to impersonate, esp for humour; mimic
[7] to make a copy or reproduction of; duplicate; counterfeit
[8] to make or be like; resemble or simulate her achievements in politics imitated her earlier successes in business
Words related to Imitate
resemble, emulate, pretend, duplicate, echo, reproduce, assume, mimic, replicate, simulate, mirror, impersonate, mock, ape, feign, follow, counterfeit, caricature, travesty, forge
Words nearby Imitate
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Origin of Imitate
1525–35; < Latin imitātus past participle of imitārī to copy, presumably a frequentative akin to the base of imāgō image
Other words from Imitate
im·i·ta·tor , noun
non·im·i·tat·ing , adjective
o·ver·im·i·tate , verb (used with object), o·ver·im·i·tat·ed, o·ver·im·i·tat·ing.
pre·im·i·tate , verb (used with object), pre·im·i·tat·ed, pre·im·i·tat·ing.
un·im·i·tat·ed , adjective
un·im·i·tat·ing , adjective
well-im·i·tat·ed , adjective
Word origin for Imitate
C16: from Latin imitārī; see image
Synonyms for Imitate
act like, ape, assume, duplicate, echo, emulate, impersonate, mimic, mirror, mock, pretend, replicate, reproduce, resemble, simulate, Xerox, affect, borrow, burlesque, caricature, clone, copy, counterfeit, ditto, falsify, feign, follow, forge, match, mime, parallel, parody, personate, reduplicate, reflect, repeat, sham, spoof, travesty, be like, carbon, do like, do likewise, follow in footsteps, follow suit, look like, model after, pattern after, play a part, put on, send up, take off