imitate

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Estados Unidos//ˈɪmɪteɪt//

To follow as a model or a pattern; to make a copy, counterpart or semblance of.

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To follow as a model or a pattern; to make a copy, counterpart or semblance of.
Another bird quickly learned to imitate the song of a canary that was mated with it, but as the parrakeet improved in the performance the canary degenerated, and came at last to mingle the other bird's harsh chitterings with its own proper music.
A wave simulator in the tank can re-enact tsunamis and northeasters, and imitate wave conditions from midocean.
The room was dark and cool, lit with a dim red light. “This was designed to imitate a cave,” said Rosas.

Etimología

Borrowed from Latin imitātus, perfect active participle of imitor (“to copy, portray, imitate”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix). Cognate with French imiter.

Formas

pasado: imitated
participio: imitated
gerundio: imitating
3.ª persona del singular: imitates

imam · One who leads the salat prayers in a mosque.Imam · A surname from Arabic.imbecile · A fool, an idiot.

imitate · To follow as a model or a pattern; to make a copy, counterpart or semblance of.

imitating · An instance of imitation.imitation · The act of imitating.immaculate · Having no blemish or stain; absolutely clean and tidy.

Las páginas vecinas — El orden alfabético sigue las reglas del idioma, no el valor de los bytes: un acento solo desempata entre dos palabras por lo demás idénticas, y la Ñ es una letra propia con su propia sección.