Dictionary![]() ![]() im•i•tatePronunciation: (im'i-tāt"), [key] —v.t., -tat•ed, -tat•ing. 1. to follow or endeavor to follow as a model or example: to imitate an author's style; to imitate an older brother. 2. to mimic; impersonate: The students imitated the teacher behind her back. 3. to make a copy of; reproduce closely. 4. to have or assume the appearance of; simulate; resemble. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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