imitate
Meaning of imitate
- take or follow as a model.
his style was imitated by many other writers
mid 16th century: from Latin imitat- ‘copied’, from the verb imitari ; related to imago ‘image’.
Information about imitate
- It is a verb.
- The plural form of imitate is: imitates.
- Languages in which imitate is used:
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Hyphenation of imitate
im-i-tate
- It consists of 3 syllables and 7 chars.
- imitate is a word trisyllabic because it has three syllables
imitate synonyms
Meaning copy:
Meaning match or surpass (a person or achievement), typically by imitation:
Meaning act according to the lead or example of (someone):
Meaning repeat (someone's words or opinions), typically to express agreement:
Meaning repeat mechanically:
Translation of imitate
- Spanish: copiar, imitar
- French: imiter, copier
- German: nachahmen, nachmachen, nachäffen, nachempfinden, foilgen, nachgehen
- Italian: imitare, copiare
Words that rhyme with imitate
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