imitate

verb/ˈɪmɪteɪt/

Frequency rank: #9,643 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)

Meaning

To copy or mimic someone or something.

Illustration for the English word “imitate”

Example sentence

Young children often imitate the behavior of adults around them.

Synonyms & related words

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