Third-person singular simple present indicative form of imitate.(verb)
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Use "imitates" in a sentence
"From this comes the illusion that the artist _imitates nature_; when it would perhaps be more exact to say that nature imitates the artist, and obeys him."
"In every way, the coin imitates those of the legitimate Roman emperors of the time."
"Fantasy baseball once again imitates the stock market."