Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
imitate (verb)transitive verb
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 copy
Merriam-Webster Online Thesaurus
imitate (verb)1.
to use (someone or something) as the model for one's speech, mannerisms, or behavior
SYNONIMS:
ape, copy, copycat, emulate, mime, mimicRELATED WORDS:
ditto, echo, reecho, repeat; burlesque, caricature, lampoon, mock, parody, travesty; impersonate, perform, play; pantomime2.
to copy or exaggerate (someone or something) in order to make fun of
SYNONIMS:
burlesque, caricature, do, imitate, mock, parody, send up, spoof, travestyRELATED WORDS:
lampoon, pasquinade, satirize; deride, gibe ( jibe), ridicule; ape, copycat, monkey, parrot; duplicate, emulate, replicate, reproduce; act, counterfeit, dissemble, fake, feign, pretend, sham, simulate; elaborate, embellish, embroider, exaggerate, magnify, pad, play up, stretch; amplify, enhance, enlarge (on upon), expand, flesh (out), overdraw, overstate, put on; mime, pantomime; impersonate, perform, personate, play3.
to make an exact likeness of
SYNONIMS:
clone, copycat, duplicate, imitate, reduplicate, render, replicate, reproduceRELATED WORDS:
counterfeit, fake, forge, knock off, rip off; mimic, simulate; reconstruct, re-createNEAR ANTONYMS:
create, imagine, initiate, invent