transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈi-mə-ˌtāt ]
transitive verb
( -tat·ed ; -tat·ing )
Etymology: Latin imitatus, past participle of imitari — more at image
Date: 1534
1. : to follow as a pattern, model, or example
2. : to be or appear like : resemble
3. : to produce a copy of : reproduce
4. : mimic , counterfeit
can imitate his father's booming voice
Synonyms: see copy
• im·i·ta·tor -ˌtā-tər noun