imitate

verb
/ˈɪmɪteɪt/

To follow as a model or a pattern; to make a copy, counterpart or semblance of.

Antonyms

create

Related words

unimitated
counterimitate
imitatee
misimitate
overimitate
unimitating
self-imitate

Example sentences

“Starlings can imitate human speech.”
Tatoeba · shekitten · CC0

Word history

From Latin "imitātus".

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “imitate” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.