- (v.t.) To produce a semblance or likeness of, in form, character, color, qualities, conduct, manners, and the like; to counterfeit; to copy.
- (v.t.) To resemble (another species of animal or a plant or inanimate object) in form, color, ornamentation or instinctive habits, so as to derive an advantage thereby; sa, when a harmless snake imitates a venomous one in color and manner or when an odorless insect imitates, in color, one having secretion offensive to birds.
- (v.t.) To follow as a pattern, model or example; to copy or strive to copy, in acts, manners etc.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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