Imitate - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈɪmɪteɪt|  American pronunciation of the word imitate
Brit.  |ˈɪmɪteɪt|  British pronunciation of the word imitate

verb

- reproduce someone's behavior or looks (syn: copy, simulate)
The mime imitated the passers-by
- appear like, as in behavior or appearance
Life imitate art
- make a reproduction or copy of

Extra examples

Her style has been imitated by many other writers.

He's very good at imitating his father's voice.

She can imitate the calls of many different birds.

A lath painted to imitate iron.

She was a splendid mimic and loved to imitate Winston Churchill.

The Japanese have no wish to imitate Western social customs and attitudes.

The mime imitated the passers-by

Life imitate art

...has a gallery of flamboyant gestures that makes him easy to imitate...

Through continued use, capabilities become stronger and more difficult for competitors to understand and imitate.

Word forms

verb
I/you/we/they: imitate
he/she/it: imitates
present participle: imitating
past tense: imitated
past participle: imitated
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