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to imitate
01
to copy someone's behavior or appearance accurately
Transitive: to imitate a behavior or mannerism
Grammatical Information
Composition
derived
action verb
regular
present tense
imitate
3rd person singular
imitates
present participle
imitating
past simple
imitated
past participle
imitated
Examples
Children often imitate their parents' mannerisms and speech patterns.
02
to look or act in a way that is similar to something or someone else
Transitive: to imitate sth
Examples
The cake 's frosting was designed to imitate marble with its swirling gray patterns.
03
to copy or mimic the style, technique, or subject matter of another artist or artwork
Transitive: to imitate an artistic technique or style
Examples
The student imitated the brushstrokes of Van Gogh to learn his painting technique.
Lexical Tree
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