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imitate

/ˈɪmɪteɪt/verb3 syllables

Imitate means: reproduce someone's behavior or looks.

Synonyms for imitate9

verb, as in reproduce someone's behavior or looks

also used for imitate

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What does imitate mean?3

verb

1

reproduce someone's behavior or looks“The mime imitated the passers-by”

2

appear like, as in behavior or appearance“Life imitates art”

3

make a reproduction or copy of

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Imitate in a sentence

  • Children don't listen to us, they imitate us.carlosalberto
  • Beloved, don’t imitate that which is evil, but that which is good.ddnktr
  • If something is fashionable, everyone wants to imitate it.carlosalberto
  • Do not pelt your dog with stones, so the neighbors will not imitate you.carlosalberto
  • At your level, you don't learn by imitating, you learn by creating.mexicanhere
  • The wolf tried to imitate the voice of the mom goat.maaster
  • At a certain age they want to imitate.ajje
  • Children imitate their peers rather than their parents.AlanF_US

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of imitate

as a verb

past tense
imitated
present participle
imitating
third-person singular
imitates
past participle
imitated