- (a.) Inclined to imitate, copy or follow; imitating; exhibiting some of the qualities or characteristics of a pattern or model; dependent on example; not original; as, man is an imitative being; painting is an imitative art.
- (a.) Designed to imitate another species of animal or a plant or inanimate object, for some useful purpose, such as protection from enemies; having resamblance to something else; as, imitative colors; imitative habits; dendritic and mammillary forms of minerals are imitative.
- (a.) Formed after a model, pattern or original.
- (n.) A verb expressive of imitation or resemblance.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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