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imiter — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • copy noun A duplicate of something original.
  • emulate verb To try to match or surpass someone by copying their behaviour or achievements.
  • imitate verb To copy the actions, style, or appearance of someone or something.
  • impersonate verb To pretend to be someone else, often to deceive or entertain.
  • mock verb To make fun of someone, often by imitating them; to ridicule.
  • simulate verb To imitate or reproduce the appearance, behaviour, or conditions of something, often for testing or training purposes.

Senses

imiter is used for these senses in English:

  • bite someone's style To emulate, copy, imitate
  • copy (transitive) To imitate.
  • emulate To copy or imitate, especially a person.
  • imitate To follow as a model or a pattern; to make a copy, counterpart or semblance of.
  • impersonate (transitive) To pretend to be (a different person); to assume the identity of, especially when there is an intent to deceive.
  • mock To mimic, to simulate.
  • simulate To model, replicate, duplicate the behavior, appearance or properties of.

copy — full definition

  1. noun A duplicate of something original.
  2. noun Written text intended for publication or advertising.
  3. verb To make a duplicate of something, or to imitate it.

emulate — full definition

  1. verb To try to match or surpass someone by copying their behaviour or achievements.
  2. verb Of a computer program or device: to reproduce the function of another system.

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