imitate

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

imi·tate [imitate imitates imitated imitating] BrE [ˈɪmɪteɪt] NAmE [ˈɪmɪteɪt] verb
1. ~ sb/sth to copy sb/sth
•Her style of painting has been imitated by other artists.
•Art imitates Nature.
•Teachers provide a model for children to imitate.
•No computer can imitate the complex functions of the human brain.
2. ~ sb to copy the way a person speaks or behaves, in order to amuse people
Syn: ↑mimic
•She knew that the girls used to imitate her and laugh at her behind her back.
Verb forms:

Word Origin:
mid 16th cent.: from Latin imitat- ‘copied’, from the verb imitari; related to imago ‘image’.

Example Bank:
•Dolphins learn to imitate sounds very accurately and quickly.
•He tried to imitate my Scots accent and we both laughed.

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  copy, simulate