Definitions for imitate

imitate im·i·tate

Spelling: [im-i-teyt]
IPA: /ˈɪm ɪˌteɪt/

Imitate is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 9 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 10 points.

You can make 85 anagrams from letters in imitate (aeiimtt).

Definitions for imitate

verb (used with object)

  1. to follow or endeavor to follow as a model or example:
  2. to mimic; impersonate:
  3. to make a copy of; reproduce closely.
  4. to have or assume the appearance of; simulate; resemble.

Origin of imitate

1525-35; Latin imitātus past participle of imitārī to copy, presumably a frequentative akin to the base of imāgō image

Examples for imitate

If we imitate Lydia in diligence, let us not forget to imitate her in piety.

I loved and admired him to a degree of enthusiasm, and of course strove to imitate him.

I desire to imitate the committee in their refinement and delicacy of distinction.

I shot the question at him and tried to imitate gimlets with my eyes.

Then, between puffs of cigarette smoke, she began to imitate a mutual friend.

The point of art,” writes Eagleton, channeling the Romantics, “is not to imitate life but to transform it.

The idea that when we imitate something we are seeking to replace it rather than join it is weak.

My first reaction upon finishing it was to imitate the unsinkable Ursula and begin all over again.

Here David ended his instructions for the time; and I will imitate him.

Plus, as with any business venture, an early success story sparks a glut of wide-eyed hopefuls hoping to imitate that victory.

Word Value for imitate
Scrable

9

Words with friends

10

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