imitate
verb (used with object)
to follow or endeavor to follow as a model or example.
has imitated
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present perfectof imitate (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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And Burtt has imitated the scream himself while on screen, when playing a doomed Imperial Army trooper in “Return of the Jedi.”
From Washington Post ● Sep. 30, 2021
For 60 years as the Dodgers Spanish-language radio broadcaster, Jarrin’s journey has imitated the flight of long fly balls he describes with such flourish.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 24, 2018
Jordan Spieth, the 20-year old phenom, has imitated Mickelson in this respect, pushing his pre-shot conversation with his caddie to mind-numbing levels.
From Forbes ● Jun. 11, 2014
Indeed, Life has imitated Art so uncannily that Life's impression of Art would probably have a good chance of winning Britain's Got Talent, beating even the most energetic urban dancing dog troupe.
From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2012
But in dealing with other authors he has been grotesque without being severely critical, and has been very like, without making ugly or distasteful that which he has imitated.
From Thackeray by Anthony Trollope
