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imitate
- 1) verb, to try to follow the manner, style, character, etc, of or take as a model
- 2) verb, to pretend to be or to impersonate, esp for humour; mimic
- 3) verb, to make a copy or reproduction of; duplicate; counterfeit
- 4) verb, to make or be like; resemble or simulate
Etymology
C16: from Latin imitārī; see image
Collins English Electronic Dictionary - Digital Edition: 2008 © HarperCollins Publishers 2008
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emulate, copy, follow, repeat, echo, ape, simulate, mirror, duplicate, counterfeit, take off, informal informal Brit. informal informal mimic, do, affect, copy, mock, parody, caricature, send up, spoof, impersonate, burlesque, personate