imitate

Meanings

Verb

reproduce someone's behavior or looks
- "The mime imitated the passers-by"
appear like, as in behavior or appearance
- "Life imitate art"
make a reproduction or copy of
To follow as a model or a pattern; to make a copy, counterpart or semblance of.

Origin / Etymology

Borrowed from Latin imitātus, perfect active participle of imitor (“to copy, portray, imitate”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix). Cognate with French imiter.

Synonyms

ape, copy, ditto, echo, emulate, imitate, match, mime, mimic, mirror, mock, parallel, reproduce, simulate

Antonyms

create, innovate

Scrabble Score: 9

imitate is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
imitate is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
imitate is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 10

imitate is a valid Words With Friends word