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imitable

 [im-i-tuh-buhl]  

im·i·ta·ble

   [im-i-tuh-buhl]
adjective
capable or worthy of being imitated: She has many good, imitable qualities.
Origin:
1540–50; < Latin imitābilis, equivalent to imitā(rī) to imitate + -bilis -ble

Related forms
im·i·ta·bil·i·ty, im·i·ta·ble·ness, noun
non·im·i·ta·bil·i·ty, noun
non·im·i·ta·ble, adjective
un·im·i·ta·ble, adjective
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imitate (ˈɪmɪˌteɪt)
 
—vb
1.  to try to follow the manner, style, character, etc, of or take as a model: many writers imitated the language of Shakespeare
2.  to pretend to be or to impersonate, esp for humour; mimic
3.  to make a copy or reproduction of; duplicate; counterfeit
4.  to make or be like; resemble or simulate: her achievements in politics imitated her earlier successes in business
 
[C16: from Latin imitārī; see image]
 
'imitable
 
—adj
 
imita'bility
 
—n
 
'imitableness
 
—n
 
'imitator
 
—n

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