🦜imitate

verb
/ˈɪmɪteɪt/

Meaning

to copy someone's actions, speech, or behavior
to copy the behavior or manner of someone or something

Example Sentences

Children often imitate their parents.

Children often imitate their parents' behavior.

Example Expressions

imitation is the sincerest form of flattery

Synonyms

copy, mimic, emulate, replicate, reproduce
Entry 1
copy, mimic, emulate, replicate, reproduce
Entry 2
copy, mimic, replicate, emulate

Antonyms

originate, innovate, create, invent
Entry 1
originate, innovate, create
Entry 2
originate, create, innovate, invent

Collocations

imitate style, imitate behavior, imitate accent, imitate movements, imitate voice, imitate perfectly
Entry 1
imitate style, imitate behavior, imitate accent, imitate movements
Entry 2
imitate behavior, imitate voice, imitate style, imitate perfectly

Related Vocabularies

to deliberately avoid or abstain from something
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to examine the similarities and differences between two or more things

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