All imitate synonyms
imΒ·iΒ·tate
I i verb imitate
- resemble β to be like or similar to.
- pretend β to cause or attempt to cause (what is not so) to seem so: to pretend illness; to pretend that nothing is wrong.
- duplicate β a copy exactly like an original.
- echo β a repetition of sound produced by the reflection of sound waves from a wall, mountain, or other obstructing surface.
- reproduce β to make a copy, representation, duplicate, or close imitation of: to reproduce a picture.
- assume β If you assume that something is true, you imagine that it is true, sometimes wrongly.
- mimic β to imitate or copy in action, speech, etc., often playfully or derisively.
- replicate β Also, replicated. folded; bent back on itself.
- simulate β to create a simulation, likeness, or model of (a situation, system, or the like): to simulate crisis conditions.
- mirror β any reflecting surface, as the surface of calm water under certain lighting conditions.
- impersonate β to assume the character or appearance of; pretend to be: He was arrested for impersonating a police officer.
- mock β to attack or treat with ridicule, contempt, or derision.
- ape β Apes are chimpanzees, gorillas, and other animals in the same family.
- feign β to represent fictitiously; put on an appearance of: to feign sickness.
- follow β to come after in sequence, order of time, etc.: The speech follows the dinner.
- counterfeit β Counterfeit money, goods, or documents are not genuine, but have been made to look exactly like genuine ones in order to deceive people.
- caricature β A caricature of someone is a drawing or description of them that exaggerates their appearance or behaviour in a humorous or critical way.
- travesty β a grotesque or debased likeness or imitation: a travesty of justice.
- forge β to form by heating and hammering; beat into shape.
- falsify β to make false or incorrect, especially so as to deceive: to falsify income-tax reports.
- match β a person or thing that equals or resembles another in some respect.
- sham β something that is not what it purports to be; a spurious imitation; fraud or hoax.
- repeat β repeat loop
- clone β If someone or something is a clone of another person or thing, they are so similar to this person or thing that they seem to be exactly the same as them.
- xerox β (sometimes lowercase) a copy made on a xerographic copying machine.
- reflect β to cast back (light, heat, sound, etc.) from a surface: The mirror reflected the light onto the wall.
- burlesque β A burlesque is a performance or a piece of writing that makes fun of something by copying it in an exaggerated way. You can also use burlesque to refer to a situation in real life that is like this.
- mime β the art or technique of portraying a character, mood, idea, or narration by gestures and bodily movements; pantomime.
- affect β If something affects a person or thing, it influences them or causes them to change in some way.
- spoof β a mocking imitation of someone or something, usually light and good-humored; lampoon or parody: The show was a spoof of college life.
- copy β If you make a copy of something, you produce something that looks like the original thing.
- parallel β parallel processing
- ditto β the aforesaid; the above; the same (used in accounts, lists, etc., to avoid repetition). Symbol: β³. Abbreviation: do. Compare ditto mark.
- borrow β If you borrow something that belongs to someone else, you take it or use it for a period of time, usually with their permission.
- parody β a humorous or satirical imitation of a serious piece of literature or writing: his hilarious parody of Hamlet's soliloquy.
- personate β to act or portray (a character in a play, a part, etc.).
- reduplicate β to double; repeat.
- carbon β Carbon is a chemical element that diamonds and coal are made up of.
- put on β a throw or cast, especially one made with a forward motion of the hand when raised close to the shoulder.
- take off β the act of taking.
- follow suit β a set of clothing, armor, or the like, intended for wear together.
- look like β resemble
- send up β an entertaining or humorous burlesque or parody; takeoff: The best skit in the revue was a send-up of TV game shows.
- emulate β Match or surpass (a person or achievement), typically by imitation.