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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Imitate \Im"i*tate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Imitated; p. pr. &
vb. n. Imitating.] [L. imitatus, p. p. of imitari to
imitate; of unknown origin. Cf. Image.]
1. To follow as a pattern, model, or example; to copy or
strive to copy, in acts, manners etc.
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Despise wealth and imitate a dog. --Cowlay.
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2. To produce a semblance or likeness of, in form, character,
color, qualities, conduct, manners, and the like; to
counterfeit; to copy.
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A place picked out by choice of best alive
The Nature's work by art can imitate. --Spenser.
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This hand appeared a shining sword to weild,
And that sustained an imitated shield. --Dryden.
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3. (Biol.) To resemble (another species of animal, or a
plant, or inanimate object) in form, color, ornamentation,
or instinctive habits, so as to derive an advantage
thereby; sa, when a harmless snake imitates a venomous one
in color and manner, or when an odorless insect imitates,
in color, one having secretion offensive to birds.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Imitate \Im"i*tate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Imitated; p. pr. &
vb. n. Imitating.] [L. imitatus, p. p. of imitari to
imitate; of unknown origin. Cf. Image.]
1. To follow as a pattern, model, or example; to copy or
strive to copy, in acts, manners etc.
Despise wealth and imitate a dog. --Cowlay.
2. To produce a semblance or likeness of, in form, character,
color, qualities, conduct, manners, and the like; to
counterfeit; to copy.
A place picked out by choice of best alive The
Nature's work by art can imitate. --Spenser.
This hand appeared a shining sword to weild, And
that sustained an imitated shield. --Dryden.
3. (Biol.) To resemble (another species of animal, or a
plant, or inanimate object) in form, color, ornamentation,
or instinctive habits, so as to derive an advantage
thereby; sa, when a harmless snake imitates a venomous one
in color and manner, or when an odorless insect imitates,
in color, one having secretion offensive to birds.
From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
imitated
vb.
(infl of en imitate ed-form)
From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
imitated
vb.
(infl of en imitate ed-form)
From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
imitated
vb.
(infl of en imitate ed-form)
From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
imitated
vb.
(infl of en imitate ed-form)
From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
imitated
Engelska a.
(avledning en imitate ordform=perfpart)
Engelska vb.
(böjning en verb imitate)
From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]Imitated /ˈɪmɪtˌeɪtɪd/ مقلّدFrom English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]
imitated /ˈɪmɪtˌeɪtɪd/From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]imitovaný
imitated /ˈɪmɪtˌeɪtɪd/
imitiert, nachgeahmt
"I/he/she imitated" - ich/er/sie imitierte, ich/er/sie ahmte nach
see: imitate sb./sth., imitating, he/she imitates, unimitated
From IPA:en_US : [ IPA:en_US ]From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 : [ moby-thesaurus ]/ˈɪməˌteɪtɪd/
26 Moby Thesaurus words for "imitated":
alike, aped, consimilar, copied, counterfeit, ersatz, fake,
favoring, following, homogeneous, identical, imitation, like,
mimicked, mock, nearly reproduced, not unlike, phony, resembling,
similar, simulated, smacking of, something like, suggestive of,
synthetic, uniform with
From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary : [ stardic ]a. 仿效的,仿造的,假冒的;From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary : [ xdict ]
a. 仿效的,仿造的,假冒的