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Definition of "imitate" []
- To use or follow as a model. (verb-transitive)
- To copy the actions, appearance, mannerisms, or speech of; mimic: amused friends by imitating the teachers. (verb-transitive)
- To copy or use the style of: brushwork that imitates Rembrandt. (verb-transitive)
- To copy exactly; reproduce. (verb-transitive)
- To appear like; resemble. (verb-transitive)
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Use "imitate" in a sentence
- "When the three deacons who sing the Passion have left, the deacon, subdeacon and acolytes follow the normal rites that precede the Gospel procession; on this day, however, the Mass which they imitate is the Solemn Requiem Mass."
- "It is easy to once again imitate without thinking about the reasoning, especially in the impressionable age of the students."
- "All the while unbelievers laugh; men of weak faith are shaken; faith is uncertain; souls are drenched in ignorance, because adulterators of the word imitate the truth."