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[ verb ] reproduce someone's behavior or looks

Synonyms

simulate copy

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 .

2
[ verb ] appear like, as in behavior or appearance

Examples

"Life imitate art"

3
[ verb ] reproduce someone's behavior or looks

Synonyms

simulate ape copy

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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