Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to imitate
Participle: imitated
Gerund: imitating
Cognates
-
Indicative
Present
| I | imitate |
| you | imitate |
| he;she;it | imitates |
| we | imitate |
| you | imitate |
| they | imitate |
Perfect
| I | have imitated |
| you | have imitated |
| he;she;it | has imitated |
| we | have imitated |
| you | have imitated |
| they | have imitated |
Past
| I | imitated |
| you | imitated |
| he;she;it | imitated |
| we | imitated |
| you | imitated |
| they | imitated |
Pluperfect
| I | had imitated |
| you | had imitated |
| he;she;it | had imitated |
| we | had imitated |
| you | had imitated |
| they | had imitated |
Future
| I | will imitate |
| you | will imitate |
| he;she;it | will imitate |
| we | will imitate |
| you | will imitate |
| they | will imitate |
Future Perfect
| I | will have imitated |
| you | will have imitated |
| he;she;it | will have imitated |
| we | will have imitated |
| you | will have imitated |
| they | will have imitated |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | imitate |
| you | imitate |
| he;she;it | imitate |
| we | imitate |
| you | imitate |
| they | imitate |
Perfect
| I | have imitated |
| you | have imitated |
| he;she;it | have imitated |
| we | have imitated |
| you | have imitated |
| they | have imitated |
Imperfect
| I | imitated |
| you | imitated |
| he;she;it | imitated |
| we | imitated |
| you | imitated |
| they | imitated |
Pluperfect
| I | had imitated |
| you | had imitated |
| he;she;it | had imitated |
| we | had imitated |
| you | had imitated |
| they | had imitated |
Conditional
Present
| I | would imitate |
| you | would imitate |
| he;she;it | would imitate |
| we | would imitate |
| you | would imitate |
| they | would imitate |
Perfect
| I | would have imitated |
| you | would have imitated |
| he;she;it | would have imitated |
| we | would have imitated |
| you | would have imitated |
| they | would have imitated |
Imperative
| you | imitate |
| we | Let's imitate |
| you | imitate |
Verbs conjugated like 'imitate'
abacinate,
abalienate,
abase,
abate,
abbreviate,
abdicate,
abduce,
aberrate,
aberuncate,
abirritate,
abjudge,
abjudicate,
abjugate,
abjure,
ablactate,
ablaqueate,
able,
ablegate,
abligate,
abnegate, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'imitate'
agitate,
amidate,
aminate,
digitate,
evitate,
implate,
initiate,
instate,
irritate,
militate,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
- to use as a model or pattern
- ape, copy, ditto, emulate, match, mime, mimic, mirror, mock, parallel, reproduce, simulate
- To repeat back what another has just said.
- echo
- copy
- mimic, impersonate, simulate, emulate, mock, mirror, match, duplicate
Antonyms
- to use as a model or pattern
- innovate
- to do something new
- innovate
- copy
- original, prototype, model, pattern
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin imitātus, perfect active participle of imitor (“to copy, portray, imitate”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix). Cognate with French imiter. See: French '
imiter'.
Verbs referencing "imitate"
Spanish
imitar.
Sample Sentences
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‘Hitherto, the process had been mechanical, and the success about as great as teaching a very knowing dog a variety of tricks. The poor child had sat in mute amazement, and patiently imitated everything her teacher did; but now the truth began to flash upon her: her intellect began to work: she perceived that here was a way by which she could herself make up a sign of anything that was [...]
(American Notes for General Circulation)
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‘When it was said above that a sign was made, it was intended to say, that the action was performed by her teacher, she feeling his hands, and then imitating the motion.
(American Notes for General Circulation)
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[...] hour, and seemed delighted with his success, at least in gaining approbation. His attention then began to flag, and I commenced playing with him. It was evident that in all this he had merely been imitating the motions of my fingers, and placing his hand upon the key, cup, &c., as part of the process, without any perception of the relation between the sign and the object.
(American Notes for General Circulation)
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Topsy was soon a noted character in the establishment. Her talent for every species of drollery, grimace, and mimicry,—for dancing, tumbling, climbing, singing, whistling, imitating every sound that hit her fancy,—seemed inexhaustible. In her play-hours, she invariably had every child in the establishment at her heels, open-mouthed with admiration and wonder,—not excepting Miss [...]
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
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“ So, then, ” said Eliza, imitating the motion,—“and I must stamp, and take long steps, and try to look saucy. ”
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
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Miss Martin. You might be able to help us find... ... the person who imitated your voice on the telephone.
(The Westland Case)