imitative
pronunciation
How to pronounce imitative in British English:
UK [ˈɪmɪtətɪv]
How to pronounce imitative in American English:
US [ˈɪmɪteɪtɪv]
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- Adjective:
- marked by or given to imitation
- (of words) formed in imitation of a natural sound
- not genuine; imitating something superior
Word Origin
- imitative (adj.)
- 1580s, probably from imitate + -ive; or else from Middle French imitatif, from Late Latin imitativus, from imitat-, stem of imitari.
Example
- 1. And imitative chinese entrepreneurs can bring innovative management methods to china .
- 2. The research centers on what 's called social , or imitative learning .
- 3. Borrowing the proto-indo-european root barbar - , imitative of incomprehensible foreign babble , the greeks used the word barbaroi to refer to all non-citizens of their superior state , particularly medes and persians .
- 4. More recently , many systematic studies have found that media reporting can lead to imitative suicidal behaviors and that young people and those suffering from depression can be especially vulnerable .