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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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
His drip painting technique is one the art world's most recognisable and often imitated.
From BBC ● May 19, 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 when, in 2019, Van Der Beek fulfilled the prophecy foretold by a “Don’t Trust the B—” storyline and became a contestant on “Dancing With the Stars.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 12, 2026
“I know. But she made a sneering face at him and she imitated his way of walking. She made fun of him. It was only for a second, though.”
From "Messenger" by Lois Lowry
