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In natural English speech, "imitate" appears in contexts such as: "I haven't sung it all the way through in at least 20 years. Imitate it. I never tried to do that.". Listen to the exact timestamped clip in the accompanying video with synchronized subtitles.

IPA/ˈɪmɪteɪt/

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I haven't sung it all the way through in at least 20 years.

Imitate it. I never tried to do that.

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verb

To follow as a model or a pattern; to make a copy, counterpart or semblance of.

“Another bird quickly learned to imitate the song of a canary that was mated with it, but as the parrakeet improved in the performance the canary degenerated, and came at last to mingle the other bird's harsh chitterings with its own proper music.”

Synonyms:ape mimic simulate copy

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