Etymology

imitate

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Today it means: To follow as a model or a pattern; to make a copy, counterpart or semblance of. Full definition →

Latin imitātus
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  1. Latin · borrowed fromimitātus
  2. English todayimitate

Borrowed from Latin imitātus, perfect active participle of imitor (“to copy, portray, imitate”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix). Cognate with French imiter.

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