imitate
verb (used with object)
to follow or endeavor to follow as a model or example.
imitating
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present participleof imitate.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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Sure, it owes a debt to Faulkner—with its high diction and sentences that outpace their punctuation—but it isn’t imitating him.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
"Triple threat. Go big or go home. Life imitating art."
From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026
The second is that a machine can demonstrate intelligence by successfully imitating a human in conversation, an idea that later became known as the Turing test.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 14, 2026
“But underneath it, there’s something deeper about identity, performance, and our very human fears around AI. And yes, art will most definitely be imitating life.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 6, 2026
No telling whether the voices were fox spirits, imitating the voices of loved ones, out to entrap her.
From "In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson" by Bette Bao Lord
