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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His drip painting technique is one the art world's most recognisable and often imitated.
From BBC ● May 19, 2026
“Sopranos” creator David Chase ran all those rules through the meat grinder at Satriale’s, and in the process made the most imitated show since “I Love Lucy.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 4, 2026
Often imitated, never duplicated, a ring from Spinelli Kilcollin is both classic and subversive enough to be interesting for decades to come.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 4, 2025
He said he hoped that the tax “would be an example for the world, to be imitated in many places.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 13, 2025
Moss imitated one of Njemile’s moms, and he fixed his face with a wrinkled frown.
From "Anger Is a Gift" by Mark Oshiro
