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[ verb ] reproduce someone's behavior or looks
Examples "The mime imitated the passers-by" "Children often copy their parents or older siblings" Used in print (John Michael Ray, "Rhode Island's Reactions...)On November 22 , 1859 , the Providence_Daily_Journal stated that although Brown 's `` pluck '' and honest fanaticism must be admired , any honor paid to Brown would only induce other fanatics to imitate his actions . (Marvin Schiller, "The Sheep's in the Meadow,"...)Then epistolatory me was a foreign correspondent dispatching exciting cables and communiques , full of dash and wit and glamor , quoting from the books I read , imitating the grand styles of the authors recommended by a teacher in whose special , after_school class I was enrolled . |
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[ verb ] appear like, as in behavior or appearance
Examples "Life imitate art" Related terms |
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[ verb ] reproduce someone's behavior or looks
Examples "The mime imitated the passers-by" "Children often copy their parents or older siblings" Used in print ("Editorials"...)But to imitate an opponent when he has made the mistake of his life would be a new high in statesmanlike folly . |
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