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1. (v.t.) imitate
to follow as a model or example.
2. imitate
to mimic; impersonate.
3. imitate
to make a copy of; reproduce closely.
4. imitate
to have or assume the appearance of; simulate.
Etymology: (1525–35; < L imitārī to copy)
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| Definition of 'Imitate' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (verb) imitate, copy, simulate
reproduce someone's behavior or looks
"The mime imitated the passers-by"; "Children often copy their parents or older siblings"
2. (verb) imitate
appear like, as in behavior or appearance
"Life imitate art"
3. (verb) imitate
make a reproduction or copy of
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1. (verb) imitate
to copy sb or sth
Some birds are able to imitate the human voice.
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| Definition of 'Imitate' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (verb) Imitate
to follow as a pattern, model, or example; to copy or strive to copy, in acts, manners etc
2. (verb) Imitate
to produce a semblance or likeness of, in form, character, color, qualities, conduct, manners, and the like; to counterfeit; to copy
3. (verb) Imitate
to resemble (another species of animal, or a plant, or inanimate object) in form, color, ornamentation, or instinctive habits, so as to derive an advantage thereby; sa, when a harmless snake imitates a venomous one in color and manner, or when an odorless insect imitates, in color, one having secretion offensive to birds
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Sense: to (try to) be, behave or look the same as (a person etc)
Children imitate their friends rather than their parents; He could imitate the song of many different birds.
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 Afrikaans: naboots |
 Arabic: يُحاكي، يُقَلِّد |
 Bulgarian: подражавам |
 Brazilian: imitar |
 Czech: napodobit |
 German: nachahmen |
 Danish: imitere; efterligne |
 Greek: μιμούμαι |
 Spanish: imitar |
 Estonian: matkima |
 Farsi: تقلید کردن |
 Finnish: jäljitellä |
 French: imiter |
 Hebrew: לְחַקוֹת |
 Hindi: नकल करना |
 Croatian: oponašati |
 Hungarian: utánoz |
 Indonesian: meniru |
 Icelandic: líkja eftir |
 Italian: imitare |
 Japanese: まねる |
 Korean: 모방하다 |
 Lithuanian: pamėgdžioti, imituoti |
 Latvian: imitēt, atdarināt |
 Malay: meniru |
 Dutch: nabootsen |
 Norwegian: etterlikne, imitere |
 Polish: naśladować |
 Persian: تقلید کردن |
 Pashto: پيښې كول، تفليد كول، پيرو |
 Portuguese: imitar |
 Romanian: a imita |
 Russian: подражать |
 Slovak: napodobniť |
 Slovenian: posnemati |
 Serbian: imitirati |
 Swedish: efterlikna, ta efter, här |
 Thai: เลียนแบบ |
 Turkish: taklit etmek |
 Taiwanese: 模仿 |
 Ukrainian: наслідувати; копіювати |
 Urdu: تقلید کرنا |
 Vietnamese: bắt chước |
 Chinese: 模仿 |
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