| VERB | creation | imitate, copy, simulate | reproduce someone's behavior or looks |
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| stative | imitate | appear like, as in behavior or appearance | |
| creation | imitate | make a reproduction or copy of |
| Sounds | ih'mahtey.t | |
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| Rhymes | abate ... welterweight: 559 rhymes with eyt... | |
| Meaning | Reproduce someone's behavior or looks. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Example | "The mime imitated the passers-by" | |
| Synonyms | copy, simulate | |
| Narrower | emulate | strive to equal or match, especially by imitating |
| follow, conform to | Behave in accordance or in agreement with | |
| mimic, mime | imitate (a person or manner) , especially for satirical effect | |
| mock | imitate with mockery and derision | |
| model, pattern | plan / plan or create according to a model or models | |
| take after, follow | imitate in behavior | |
| take off | mimic or imitate in an amusing or satirical manner | |
| Broader | reproduce | make a copy or equivalent of |
| Spanish | aparentar, copiar, imitar, remedar | |
| Catalan | aparentar, copiar, imitar, simular | |
| Adjectives | imitative | marked by or given to imitation |
| Nouns | imitation | copying (or trying to copy) the actions of someone else |
| imitator | someone who copies the words or behavior of another | |
| Meaning | Appear like, as in behavior or appearance. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s something | |
| Example | "Life imitate art" | |
| Narrower | ape | imitate uncritically and in every aspect |
| emulate | imitate the function of (another system) , as by modifying the hardware or the software | |
| follow suit | Do what someone else is doing | |
| Broader | resemble | Appear like |
| Spanish | copiar, imitar, remedar | |
| Catalan | copiar, estrafer, imitar | |
| Meaning | make a reproduction or copy of. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Broader | copy, re-create | make a replica of |
| Spanish | imitar | |
| Catalan | imitar | |
| Adjectives | imitative | not genuine |
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