Used in a Sentence

imitate

How to use imitate in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for imitate.

Editorial note

I can't even remember it since my mind filters out sounds that imitate language but lack conceptual content.

Examples14
Definitions3
Parts of speech1

Quick take

reproduce someone's behavior or looks; "The mime imitated the passers-by"; "Children often copy their parents or older siblings"

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of imitate gathered in one view.

verb

reproduce someone's behavior or looks; "The mime imitated the passers-by"; "Children often copy their parents or older siblings"

verb

appear like, as in behavior or appearance; "Life imitate art"

verb

make a reproduction or copy of

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for imitate.

verb

reproduce someone's behavior or looks; "The mime imitated the passers-by"; "Children often copy their parents or older siblings"

verb

appear like, as in behavior or appearance; "Life imitate art"

verb

make a reproduction or copy of

Example sentences

1

I can't even remember it since my mind filters out sounds that imitate language but lack conceptual content.

2

What's more, judging by the behavior, he seemed to be the leader of his group - the others seemed to follow and imitate him.

3

I wish media player developers would stop trying to imitate iTunes.

4

The problem with trying to imitate Randall with a program seems to be that he isn't interested in making things repeatable.

5

And I'm not saying that Dustin Curtis deserved to have his design imitated because he was pretentious, oh no.

6

You only have to look back at the most popular proprietary systems of note to see that hackers love to imitate these products, if not downright replace them.

7

They try to imitate human speech which takes enormous effort on their part because unlike for example parrots their vocal tract is not conducive for this at all.

8

"That could allow people to imitate almost any company on the Net."Does anyone else feel this line is more suited to a Hollywood movie than a Reuters release?

9

These are artistic tools that can be used to various effects, but are not skeumorphic in the sense of trying to imitate a familiar object from everyday life.

10

My favourite, and perhaps the most blunt, take on it is by Picasso:"What does it mean for a painter to paint in the manner of So-and-So or to actually imitate someone else?

11

Because the people who made it originally are gone, replaced by a bunch of guys who are told "Make it work like the last one, but the market says it needs to be more action-y, so do that too." The people on the new team weren't there the first time around, and so they wind up making a faded copy of a game trying to imitate the predecessor.

12

A musician/artist having an intellectual idea that isn't completely terrible -- like a quaint little animal trying to imitate us true intellectuals up here in our high tower of superiority.

13

Still too slow to do any real-time hires graphics, and the VDC didn't have any sprites, but it had powerful character based features and quite much internal RAM, plus blitting capabilities, so with enough creativity you might have been able to get away by changing the bitmaps representing selected characters to imitate sprites.

14

Therefore, in particular, the comparisons should:- relate to goods or services which meet the same needs or are intended for the same purpose;- relate to products with the same designation of origin;- deal objectively with the material, relevant, verifiable and representative features of those goods or services, which may include price;- avoid creating confusion between traders, and should not discredit, imitate or take advantage of the trade mark or trade names of a competitor.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use imitate in a sentence?

I can't even remember it since my mind filters out sounds that imitate language but lack conceptual content.

What does imitate mean?

reproduce someone's behavior or looks; "The mime imitated the passers-by"; "Children often copy their parents or older siblings"

What part of speech is imitate?

imitate is commonly used as verb.