imitateverb [ T ]
uk/ˈɪm.ɪ.teɪt/us/ˈɪm.ə.teɪt/C1 to behave in a similar way to someone or something else, or to copy the speech or behaviour, etc. of someone or something:
Some of the younger pop bands try to imitate their musical heroes from the past.
They produce artificial chemicals which exactly imitate particular natural ones.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Copying and copies
- ape
- blueprint
- carbon copy
- carbon paper
- co-opt
- imitation
- imitative
- imitator
- impersonate
- impersonator
- leaf
- lift
- plagiarize
- recreate
- reinvent
- replica
- replicate
- reproduce
- reproduction
- simulation
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