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.

Etimologia

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

Formas

pretérito: imitated
particípio passado: imitated
gerúndio: imitating
3.ª pessoa do 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.

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