imitate
verb (used with object)
to follow or endeavor to follow as a model or example.
imitated
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past participleof imitate.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof imitate.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
imitateverb (used with object)to follow or endeavor to follow as a model or example.
Example Sentences
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While these calls typically appear to be from a UK mobile number, Fell said these numbers will be imitated, or spoofed, by the criminals behind the scam.
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026
He entertained mass audiences so successfully that his murder mysteries, spy sagas and innocent-man-accused tales became their own genre: the Alfred Hitchcock Movie, often imitated but never equaled.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
That strategy was imitated across industries, making complex goods affordable and helping establish the modern middle class.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 24, 2026
Life imitated art for Cyrus, who became a global pop star off the back of the show's success.
From BBC ● Feb. 18, 2026
Slowly and unskilfully he imitated the old man’s delicate gestures.
From "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley
