Imitate | Mean of imitate in English Dictionary

/ˈɪməˌteɪt/

• Verb
• to make or do something the same way as (something else)
1. Their competitors soon imitated [=copied] the idea.
2. Her style has been imitated by many other writers.
• to do the same thing as (someone)
1. She's always imitating [=copying] her older sister.
• to copy (someone's or something's behavior, sound, appearance, etc.)
1. He's very good at imitating his father's voice.
2. She can imitate the calls of many different birds.