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imitator
im·i·tate I0045400 (ĭm′ĭ-tāt′)tr.v. im·i·tat·ed, im·i·tat·ing, im·i·tates 1. To use or follow as a model: Your brother imitates you because he admires you.2. a. To copy the mannerisms or speech of; mimic: amused her friends by imitating the teachers.b. To copy (mannerisms or speech): Can you imitate his accent?3. To copy exactly; reproduce: "drugs that can imitate the hormone's positive effects while reducing its adverse effects" (The Scientist).4. To appear like; resemble: a fishing lure that imitates a minnow.
[Latin imitārī, imitāt-; see aim- in Indo-European roots.]
im′i·ta′tor n.Synonyms: imitate, copy, mimic, ape, parody, simulate
These verbs mean to follow something or someone taken as a model. To imitate is to act like or follow a pattern or style set by another: "The Blue Jay is ... a renowned vocal mimic, with the uncanny ability to imitate hawk calls" (Marie Read).
To copy is to duplicate an original as precisely as possible: "His grandfather had spent a laborious life-time in Rome, copying the Old Masters for a generation which lacked the facile resource of the camera" (Edith Wharton).
To mimic is to make a close imitation, often to ridicule: "[He] mimicked the vacuum salesman as he explained his attachments, clearing his throat before each sentence, twisting the phantom hose" (Deirdre McNamer).
To ape is to follow another's lead, often with an absurd result: "Those [superior] states of mind do not come from aping an alien culture" (John Russell).
To parody is either to imitate comically or to attempt a serious imitation and fail: "All these peculiarities [of Samuel Johnson's literary style] have been imitated by his admirers and parodied by his assailants" (Thomas Macaulay).
To simulate is to replicate something's appearance or character: "An ecological community can sometimes simulate the intricate harmony of a single organism" (Richard Dawkins).Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  imitator - someone who (fraudulently) assumes the appearance of anotherimpersonatorbeguiler, cheater, deceiver, trickster, slicker, cheat - someone who leads you to believe something that is not truemimic, mimicker - someone who mimics (especially an actor or actress) | | 2. |  imitator - someone who copies the words or behavior of anotheraper, copycat, emulator, apeindividual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being; "there was too much for one person to do"epigon, epigone - an inferior imitator of some distinguished writer or artist of musicianparrot - a copycat who does not understand the words or acts being imitated |
imitatornoun impersonator, mimic, impressionist, copycat, echo, follower, parrot (informal), copier, carbon copy (informal) a group of Elvis imitatorsimitatornounOne who mindlessly imitates another:echo, mimic, parrot.Translationsimitate (ˈimiteit) verb 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. 模仿 模仿ˌimiˈtation noun1. the act of imitating. Children learn how to speak by imitation. 模仿 模仿2. a copy. an imitation of an ancient statue. 仿製 仿制 adjective made to look like something else. imitation wood. 仿製的 仿制的ˈimitative (-tətiv) adjective 模仿的 模仿的ˈimitativeness noun 模仿 模仿ˈimitator noun a person who imitates. 模仿者 模仿者imitator
Synonyms for imitatornoun impersonatorSynonyms- impersonator
- mimic
- impressionist
- copycat
- echo
- follower
- parrot
- copier
- carbon copy
Synonyms for imitatornoun one who mindlessly imitates anotherSynonymsSynonyms for imitatornoun someone who (fraudulently) assumes the appearance of anotherSynonymsRelated Words- beguiler
- cheater
- deceiver
- trickster
- slicker
- cheat
- mimic
- mimicker
noun someone who copies the words or behavior of anotherSynonymsRelated Words- individual
- mortal
- person
- somebody
- someone
- soul
- epigon
- epigone
- parrot
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