Copied or reproduced the behavior, appearance, or actions of someone or something.
From Latin imitari meaning 'to copy.' The root is uncertain but may connect to imago (image). Entered English in the 1400s with the sense of mimicking or reproducing.
Humans are copy machines—we learn language, skills, and culture by imitating others. Babies learn to talk by imitating sounds they hear, and this might be why we're so successful as a species compared to other animals.
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