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The Meaning of imitative
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(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.
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(a.) Formed after a model, pattern, or original.
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(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.
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(n.) A verb expressive of imitation or resemblance.
Synonyms
onomatopoeic
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echoic
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onomatopoetic
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counterfeit
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onomatopoeical
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echolike
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apish
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apelike
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mimetic
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mimic
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parrotlike
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simulated
Antonyms
nonimitative
Rhymes
accommodative
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accumulative
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administrative
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alliterative
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appreciative
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authoritative
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collaborative
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commemorative
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cooperative
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creative
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dative
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deliberative
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facultative
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innovative
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investigative
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iterative
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legislative
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manipulative
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native
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nonnative
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probative
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prognosticative
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qualitative
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quantitative
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regulative
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rehabilitative
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stative
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stimulative
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vegetative