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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024im•i•tate /ˈɪmɪˌteɪt/USA pronunciation v. [~ + object], -tat•ed, -tat•ing. - to follow as a model or example:to imitate an author's style.
- to copy the way someone speaks, acts, etc.;
to mimic:My daughters imitated my scolding voice.
im•i•ta•tor, n. [countable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024im•i•ta•ble (im′i tə bəl),USA pronunciation adj. - capable or worthy of being imitated:She has many good, imitable qualities.
- Latin imitābilis, equivalent. to imitā(rī) to imitate + -bilis -ble
- 1540–50
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024im•i•tate (im′i tāt′),USA pronunciation v.t., -tat•ed, -tat•ing. - to follow or endeavor to follow as a model or example:to imitate an author's style; to imitate an older brother.
- to mimic;
impersonate:The students imitated the teacher behind her back. - to make a copy of;
reproduce closely. - to have or assume the appearance of;
simulate;
resemble.
- Latin imitātus past participle of imitārī to copy, presumably a frequentative akin to the base of imāgō image
- 1525–35
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged ape, mock.
- 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged Imitate, copy, duplicate, reproduce all mean to follow or try to follow an example or pattern. Imitate is the general word for the idea:to imitate someone's handwriting, behavior.To copy is to make a fairly exact imitation of an original creation:to copy a sentence, a dress, a picture.To duplicate is to produce something that exactly resembles or corresponds to something else; both may be originals:to duplicate the terms of two contracts.To reproduce is to make a likeness or reconstruction of an original:to reproduce a 16th-century theater.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: imitate /ˈɪmɪˌteɪt/ vb (transitive)- to try to follow the manner, style, character, etc, of or take as a model: many writers imitated the language of Shakespeare
- to pretend to be or to impersonate, esp for humour; mimic
- to make a copy or reproduction of; duplicate; counterfeit
Etymology: 16th Century: from Latin imitārī; see imageˈimitable adj ˌimitaˈbility, ˈimitableness n ˈimiˌtator n |