Imitate

Quick meaning: Imitate is a verb meaning To follow as a model or a pattern; to make a copy, counterpart or semblance of.

Meaning

To follow as a model or a pattern; to make a copy, counterpart or semblance of.

Example Sentences

The room was dark and cool, lit with a dim red light. “This was designed to imitate a cave,” said Rosas.

A wave simulator in the tank can re-enact tsunamis and northeasters, and imitate wave conditions from midocean.

Another bird quickly learned to imitate the song of a canary that was mated with it, but as the parrakeet improved in the performance the canary degenerated, and came at last to mingle the other bird's harsh chitterings with its own proper music.

Word Forms

• imitates
• imitating
• imitated

Synonyms for imitate

Depending on context, synonyms include ape, mimic, simulate, copy, ditto, echo.

Antonyms for imitate

Common opposites include create, innovate.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include simulate, copy, ape, emulate, duplicate, mimic.

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