Imitate is defined as to copy or use something as a model.
(verb)An example of imitate is for a child to copy his older sibling's every move.
See imitate in Webster's New World College Dictionary
transitive verb imitated, imitating
Origin: < L imitatus, pp. of imitari, to imitate, akin to aemulus: see emulate
See imitate in American Heritage Dictionary 4
transitive verb im·i·tat·ed, im·i·tat·ing, im·i·tates
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Origin: Latin imitārī, imitāt-; see aim- in Indo-European roots
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