imitate
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imitate
- /ˈɪmɪteɪt/ US
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Latin imitātus, perfect active participle of imitor (“to copy, portray, imitate”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix). Cognate with French imiter.
verb imitates · imitating · imitated
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To follow as a model or a pattern; to make a copy, counterpart or semblance of.
Another bird quickly learned to imitate the song of a canary that was mated with it, but as the parrakeet improved in the performance the canary degenerated, and came at last to mingle the other bird's harsh chitterings with its own proper music.
Similar: ape, imitate, mimic, simulate, copy, ditto, echo, emulate, parallel, match, mime, mirror
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: simulate, copy, ape, emulate, duplicate, mimic, impersonate, replicate, reproduce, echo, counterfeit, follow, fake, forge, match, parrot
Translations
Every language
verb to follow as a model
| Español | imitar |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 흉내내다 hyungnaenaeda, 본뜨다 bontteuda |
| 日本語 | 倣う narau, 真似る maneru, 模倣する mohō suru |
| 中文 | 模擬 /模拟 mónǐ |
| हिन्दी | अनुकृति करना anukŕti karnā, अनुकरण करना anukraṇ karnā |
| Kiswahili | iga |
| Português | imitar |
| Français | imiter |
| Deutsch | imitieren, nachahmen |
| Italiano | imitare |
| Русский | подража́ть podražátʹ, имити́ровать imitírovatʹ |
| Tiếng Việt | nhái, bắt chước, theo đòi |
| العربية | قَلَّدَ qallada |
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title = {imitate},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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