imitate
verb (used with object)
to follow or endeavor to follow as a model or example.
had imitated
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past perfectof imitate.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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The Boston Associates’ cotton mills quickly gained a competitive edge over the smaller mills established by Samuel Slater and those who had imitated him.
From Textbooks ● Dec. 30, 2014
Rocket used to sell its clones to the companies it had imitated, such as eBay and Groupon.
From Economist ● Oct. 2, 2014
He said he wished the Met had imitated the Opera Theater of St. Louis, which, before it presented the opera in 2011, held interfaith discussions on the work and its themes to educate the community.
From New York Times ● Jun. 18, 2014
Yet, in its first major screen version, the saga played to today’s audiences like a pale imitation of the movies that had imitated it.
From Time ● Mar. 11, 2012
Neel had never heard tigers firsthand, only people who had imitated them, but he tried calling to the cub with a low chuffing noise.
From "Tiger Boy" by Mitali Perkins
