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imitable

American

[im-i-tuh-buhl] / ˈɪm ɪ tə bəl /

adjective

capable or worthy of being imitated.

She has many good, imitable qualities.

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Etymology

Origin of imitable

1540–50; < Latin imitābilis, equivalent to imitā ( rī ) to imitate + -bilis -ble

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