imitate
verb
[ ˈɪmɪteɪt ]
• take or follow as a model.
• "his style was imitated by many other writers"
Similar:
emulate,
copy,
take as a model,
model oneself on,
take as a pattern,
pattern oneself on/after,
follow the example of,
take as an example,
take as a role model,
take after,
follow,
echo,
parrot,
follow suit,
rip off,
Origin:
mid 16th century: from Latin imitat- ‘copied’, from the verb imitari ; related to imago ‘image’.
