imitate

/ˈɪməˌteɪt/IH-muh-tayt

/ˈɪməˌteɪt/IH-muh-tayt

Meaningto copy

Common meaning: to copy

imitto copy, imitateLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 890 · scan
ateverb or adjective ending: to make, having

Journey through time

Latinimitor, -ārī‘to copy, imitate’
Englishimitate‘to copy’ · today

imit also in: inimitable

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

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Origin: Built on Latin imitor ‘to copy, imitate’.

Roots

imitor, -ārī Latin “to copy, imitate”

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