to imitate is a form of:
Imitate
verb — past tense: imitated ; past participle: imitated ; present participle: imitating ;
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- (TRANSITIVE) (To follow the example of, to mimic, to do or try to do the same as, to look like, to copy) យកតម្រាប់, ក្លែង, ចម្លង, ធ្វើតាម, ធ្វើត្រាប់
Example: The children tried to imitate their teacher, Dang can imitate bird calls, imitate his intonation.imitate one's elders ត្រាប់, ធ្វើតាម, ត្រាប់តាម imitate genuine leather ក្លែងធ្វើតាម, It's rude to imitate idiots ធ្វើត្រាប់ (ចំអក)
Example: Decide what you want to do, don't just imitate others. - 2.
- (បច្ចេកទេស) ធ្វើត្រាប់, ក្លែងធ្វើតាម
ENGLISH MEANING
verb — past tense: imitated ; past participle: imitated ; present participle: imitating ;
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- (TRANSITIVE) To follow as a pattern, model, or example; to copy or strive to copy, in acts, manners etc.
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- (TRANSITIVE) To produce a semblance or likeness of, in form, character, color, qualities, conduct, manners, and the like; to counterfeit; to copy.
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- (TRANSITIVE) 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.
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- ape, copy, counterfeit, duplicate, echo, impersonate, mimic mirror, mock, parallel, reflect, reproduce, simulate
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- alter, distort, diverge, invent