imitate (verb)
1imitate — ► VERB 1) follow as a model. 2) copy (a person s speech or mannerisms), especially for comic effect. 3) reproduce; simulate: synthetic fabrics that imitate silk. DERIVATIVES imitable adjective imitator noun. ORIGIN Latin imitari, related to …
2imitate — verb 1) other artists have imitated her style Syn: emulate, copy, model oneself on, follow, echo, parrot; informal rip off, knock off, pirate 2) he imitated Richard Nixon Syn: mimic, do an impression of, impe …
3imitate — I verb adopt, caricature, copy, counterfeit, duplicate, echo, emulate, fabricate, fake, follow suit, forge, impersonate, match, mimic, mirror, parallel, parody, parrot, plagiarize, portray, pose, pretend, reflect, repeat, represent, reproduce,… …
4imitate — verb Imitate is used with these nouns as the object: ↑accent, ↑idol, ↑movement, ↑voice …
5imitate — verb follow as a model. ↘copy (a person s speech or mannerisms), especially for comic effect. ↘copy or simulate: concrete can be textured to imitate wood or brick. Derivatives imitable adjective imitator noun Origin C16 (earlier (ME) as… …
6imitate — verb (T) 1 to copy something because you think it is good: Do kids really imitate the violence they see on TV? | Our methods have been imitated all over the world. 2 to copy the way someone behaves, speaks, moves etc, especially in order to make… …
7imitate — verb 1) other artists have imitated his style Syn: copy, emulate, follow, echo, ape, parrot; informal rip off 2) he could imitate Winston Churchill Syn: mimic, do an impression of, impersonate; informal take someone off …
8imitate — verb a) To follow as a model or a pattern; to make a copy, counterpart or semblance of. b) To copy. See Also: imitation, imitative …
9imitate — [[t]ɪ̱mɪteɪt[/t]] imitates, imitating, imitated 1) VERB If you imitate someone, you copy what they do or produce. [V n] ...a genuine German musical which does not try to imitate the American model. [V n] ...a precedent which may be imitated by… …
10imitate */ — UK [ˈɪmɪteɪt] / US [ˈɪmɪˌteɪt] verb [transitive] Word forms imitate : present tense I/you/we/they imitate he/she/it imitates present participle imitating past tense imitated past participle imitated 1) to copy something Italian ice cream is… …
