imitate
verb (used with object)
to follow or endeavor to follow as a model or example.
imitator
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a word derived from
imitate.
Example Sentences
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The end credits exclusively feature a list of apps used in the making of this “film,” including video generator Runway and music imitator Suno.
From Slate ● Aug. 16, 2026
Sam Konstas, the 20-year-old Bazball imitator, peaked with 60 on debut against India on Boxing Day and has not passed 25 in his other nine Test innings, so has been left out.
From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2025
By contrast the human nose — though able to distinguish between 1 trillion different scents — seems like a weak imitator.
From Salon ● Oct. 17, 2024
This nano-scale imitator is a product of a team led by Nathan Gianneschi, a professor of chemistry at Northwestern and faculty member at the university's International Institute for Nanotechnology.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 25, 2024
The tragedy was that Liszt lived to hear himself denounced as an imitator of Wagner; butchered to make a Bayreuth holiday.
From Franz Liszt by James Huneker
