imitate

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[English Word] imitate

[Swahili Word] -eleleza

[Part of Speech] verb

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[English Word] imitate

[Swahili Word] -fuata

[Part of Speech] verb

[Related Words] kifuasi, mafuatano, mfuasi, mfuatano, ufuasi, ufuataji, ufuatano

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[English Word] imitate

[Swahili Word] -fuatisha

[Part of Speech] verb

[Class] causative

[Derived Language] Swahili

[Derived Word] -fuata

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[English Word] imitate

[Swahili Word] -iga

[Part of Speech] verb

[Derived Word] igizo, mwigaji, mwigo, uigaji

[Swahili Example] iga maneno ya kigeni; hodari wa kuiga

[Note] imitate a foreign language; imitator.

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[English Word] imitate

[Swahili Word] -igiza

[Part of Speech] verb

[Derived Word] -iga V

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[English Word] imitate

[Swahili Word] -oleleza

[Part of Speech] verb

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[English Word] imitate

[Swahili Word] -oleza

[Part of Speech] verb

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[English Word] imitate

[Swahili Word] -rasimu

[Part of Speech] verb

[Note] rare

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[English Word] imitate someone

[Swahili Word] -igia

[Part of Speech] verb

[Derived Word] igizo, mwigaji, mwigo, uigaji

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Synonyms:

Copy, follow, pattern after / Mimic, ape, mock, personate, impersonate, take off / Parody, travesty, burlesque, turn into burlesque

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Imitate — Im i*tate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Imitated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Imitating}.] [L. imitatus, p. p. of imitari to imitate; of unknown origin. Cf. {Image}.] 1. To follow as a pattern, model, or example; to copy or strive to copy, in acts, manners etc.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
imitate — [im′i tāt΄] vt. imitated, imitating [< L imitatus, pp. of imitari, to imitate, akin to aemulus: see EMULATE] 1. to seek to follow the example of; take as one s model or pattern 2. to act the same as; impersonate; mimic 3. to reproduce in form … English World dictionary
imitate — ► VERB 1) follow as a model. 2) copy (a person s speech or mannerisms), especially for comic effect. 3) reproduce; simulate: synthetic fabrics that imitate silk. DERIVATIVES imitable adjective imitator noun. ORIGIN Latin imitari, related to … English terms dictionary
imitate — I verb adopt, caricature, copy, counterfeit, duplicate, echo, emulate, fabricate, fake, follow suit, forge, impersonate, match, mimic, mirror, parallel, parody, parrot, plagiarize, portray, pose, pretend, reflect, repeat, represent, reproduce,… … Law dictionary
imitate — (v.) 1530s, a back formation from IMITATION (Cf. imitation) or imitator, or else from L. imitatus. Related: Imitated; imitating. An Old English word for this was æfterhyrigan … Etymology dictionary
imitate — *copy, mimic, ape, mock Analogous words: impersonate (see ACT vb): simulate, feign, counterfeit (see ASSUME): caricature, burlesque, parody, travesty (see under CARICATURE n) … New Dictionary of Synonyms
imitate — has a derivative form imitable meaning ‘able to be imitated’ … Modern English usage
imitate — [v] pretend to be; do an impression of act like, affect, ape, assume, be like, borrow, burlesque, carbon*, caricature, clone, copy, counterfeit, ditto*, do like*, do likewise, duplicate, echo, emulate, falsify, feign, follow, follow in footsteps* … New thesaurus
imitate — 01. My friend can [imitate] the teacher s voice so well that if you don t see him when he s doing it, you think it is her. 02. There is an expression that says that [imitation] is the sincerest form of flattery. 03. Francois de La Rouchefoucauld… … Grammatical examples in English
imitate — imitator, n. /im i tayt /, v.t., imitated, imitating. 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 … Universalium
imitate — im|i|tate [ˈımıteıt] v [T] [Date: 1500 1600; : Latin; Origin: , past participle of imitari] 1.) to copy the way someone behaves, speaks, moves etc, especially in order to make people laugh ▪ She was a splendid mimic and loved to imitate Winston… … Dictionary of contemporary English

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