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Imitate

verb

To follow as a model or a pattern; to make a copy, counterpart or semblance of.

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"imitate" is a correct and commonly-used word in written English.
It means to copy or imitate someone or something, usually with the intention of replicating their actions or characteristics. Example: The young actor was able to perfectly imitate the mannerisms and accent of the famous politician in his latest role.

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George Cukor, the second of four directors on the picture, got rid of the blonde wig and doll's makeup that Garland had been given, presumably to imitate Temple, and stressed the character's naturalness, a quality the younger star often lacked.

The Green Solution House (doubles from £117 B&B), which opened in April, seeks to imitate natural systems by using reusable and biodegradable materials.

In another sequel, wheelchair-user Anthony Ince tries and fails to imitate the 'race the tube' viral video from earlier this month.

The legislation will distinguish between everyday psychoactive substances such as alcohol, tobacco, caffeine and some medicinal products and new designer drugs that imitate more traditional illegal substances.

Camden noted with disapproval: "And yet in France and the Netherlands, the better sort of women will still retain their own name with their husbands … But I fear husbands will not like this note, for that some of their dames may be ambitiously over-pert and too forward to imitate it".

"If we are imitating, why can't we imitate the best?" asks Angawi, in a tone of desperation.

You can't just imitate the patterns you see around you.

First of all the prime minister himself would begin to suspect that it was true; and then Johnson might be tempted to allow life to imitate the newspaper stories.

These drugs imitate the effects of cocaine, amphetamines, MDMA and cannabis.

He might also be Russia's most hated vlogger, with a reputation as a wannabe Justin Bieber, ever since other YouTubers and fans made fun of him for trying to imitate the Canadian singer.

Russia, a once and perhaps future rival, has neither the money nor the know-how to imitate the latest American advances.

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