reproduce someone's behavior or looks
"The mime imitated the passers-by"
"Children often copy their parents or older siblings"
appear like, as in behavior or appearance
"Life imitate art"
make a reproduction or copy of
Source: WordNet® (An amazing lexical database of English)
Princeton University "About WordNet®."
WordNet®. Princeton University. 2010.
View WordNet® License
imitates
He honours God that imitates Him. [ Sir T. Browne ]
Grace imitates modesty, as politeness imitates kindness. [ Joubert ]
He who imitates what is evil always exceeds; he who imitates what is good always falls short. [ Guicciardini ]
Art, as far as it has ability, follows nature, as a pupil imitates his master, thus your art must be, as it were, God's grandchild. [ Dante ]
He who imitates what is evil always goes beyond the example that is set; on the contrary, he who imitates what is good always falls short. [ Guicciardini ]
After all, the head only reproduces what the heart creates; and so we give the mocking-bird credit when he imitates the loving murmurs of the dove. [ G. J. W. Melville ]
imitatesin Scrabble®
The word imitates is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.
imitates:
imitate, mitiest
imitates
imitates
imitatesin Words With Friends™
The word imitates is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.
imitates:
imitate, mitiest
imitates
imitates
imitates
imitates
imitates(1 word)
imitatesin them (1 word)
imitates(2 words)
imitates
imitates
at ate imitate
it imitate
mi imitate
ta imitate
imitates
delimitates