English Explanatory Dictionary

imitate

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Pronunciation

/ˈɪmɪteɪt/ En-us-imitate.ogg

Word forms

imitate imitates imitating imitated

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin imitātus, perfect active participle of imitor (“to copy, portray, imitate”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix). Cognate with French imiter.

Synonyms

ape imitate mimic simulate copy ditto echo emulate parallel match mime mirror mock reproduce

Antonyms

create innovate

Related words

imitation imitative imitable imitator decoy fake lie

Derived words

counterimitate imitatee misimitate overimitate self-imitate unimitated unimitating
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