imitate
verb
im·i·tate
ˈi-mə-ˌtāt 
imitated; imitating
1
: to follow as a pattern, model, or example
2
: mimic, counterfeit
can imitate his father's booming voice
3
: to be or appear like : resemble
4
: to produce a copy of : reproduce
Examples of imitate in a Sentence
Her style has been imitated by many other writers.
He's very good at imitating his father's voice.
She can imitate the calls of many different birds.
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Perhaps the Lake Bluff streakers heard of those at CLC and wanted to imitate them.
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Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 23 July 2025
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—Eve Chen, USA Today, 18 July 2025
It’s trained on other people’s ideas, imitates patterns, and doesn’t jump the curve.
—Alexandra Ebert, Fortune, 16 July 2025
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Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 23 July 2025
The park’s hub-and-spoke design has been copied by parks around the world, but the caliber of Disneyland’s craftsmanship wasn’t easily imitated.
—Eve Chen, USA Today, 18 July 2025
It’s trained on other people’s ideas, imitates patterns, and doesn’t jump the curve.
—Alexandra Ebert, Fortune, 16 July 2025
The American Kennel Club explains that the soft, squeezable texture mimics the feel of small animals, while many plush toys include squeakers to imitate the sounds of distressed prey.
—Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 July 2025
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“Imitate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/imitate. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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imitate
verb
im·i·tate
ˈim-ə-ˌtāt
imitated; imitating
1
: to follow as a pattern, model, or example
2
: to be or appear similar to
3
: to copy exactly
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