imitate

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈɪmɪteɪt/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈɪmɪˌteɪt/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(im′i tāt′)

Inflections of 'imitate' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
imitates
v 3rd person singular
imitating
v pres p
imitated
v past
imitated
v past p

imitate
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Sense: Verb: act like
Synonyms:
mimic Collocations, mirror Collocations, ape Collocations, parrot Collocations, impersonate, copy Collocations, do like, make like (informal), send up (informal), do an impersonation of, do an impression of (informal), talk like sb, act like sb, do sb's voice (informal)
Sense: Verb: follow sb's example
Synonyms:
follow sb's example, emulate, copy Collocations, do as sb does, do what sb does, follow Collocations, follow in sb's footsteps, be like sb, be more like sb
Sense: Verb: copy
Synonyms:
copy Collocations, reproduce, duplicate Collocations, counterfeit Collocations, plagiarize, plagiarise (UK), fake Collocations, forge Collocations, falsify, replicate
Sense: Verb: resemble
Synonyms:
look like, be like, resemble Collocations, parallel Collocations, take after sb, echo Collocations


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