imitate
11imitate — im|i|tate [ˈımıteıt] v [T] [Date: 1500 1600; : Latin; Origin: , past participle of imitari] 1.) to copy the way someone behaves, speaks, moves etc, especially in order to make people laugh ▪ She was a splendid mimic and loved to imitate Winston… …
12imitate — verb 1) other artists have imitated her style Syn: emulate, copy, model oneself on, follow, echo, parrot; informal rip off, knock off, pirate 2) he imitated Richard Nixon Syn: mimic, do an impression of, impe …
13imitate — [[t]ɪ̱mɪteɪt[/t]] imitates, imitating, imitated 1) VERB If you imitate someone, you copy what they do or produce. [V n] ...a genuine German musical which does not try to imitate the American model. [V n] ...a precedent which may be imitated by… …
14imitate */ — UK [ˈɪmɪteɪt] / US [ˈɪmɪˌteɪt] verb [transitive] Word forms imitate : present tense I/you/we/they imitate he/she/it imitates present participle imitating past tense imitated past participle imitated 1) to copy something Italian ice cream is… …
15imitate — transitive verb ( tated; tating) Etymology: Latin imitatus, past participle of imitari more at image Date: 1534 1. to follow as a pattern, model, or example 2. to be or appear like ; resemble 3. to produce a copy of ; reproduce …
16imitate — verb Imitate is used with these nouns as the object: ↑accent, ↑idol, ↑movement, ↑voice …
17imitate — I (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To follow the example of] Syn. emulate, follow suit, do likewise, take as a model; see follow 2 . 2. [To act like] Syn. mimic, impersonate, mirror, copy, mime, ape, parrot, parody, mock, simulate, duplicate, assume, repeat,… …
18imitate — verb follow as a model. ↘copy (a person s speech or mannerisms), especially for comic effect. ↘copy or simulate: concrete can be textured to imitate wood or brick. Derivatives imitable adjective imitator noun Origin C16 (earlier (ME) as… …
19imitate — verb (T) 1 to copy something because you think it is good: Do kids really imitate the violence they see on TV? | Our methods have been imitated all over the world. 2 to copy the way someone behaves, speaks, moves etc, especially in order to make… …
20imitate — verb 1) other artists have imitated his style Syn: copy, emulate, follow, echo, ape, parrot; informal rip off 2) he could imitate Winston Churchill Syn: mimic, do an impression of, impersonate; informal take someone off …
