Their competitors soon 'imitated' [='copied'] the idea.
Her style has been 'imitated' by many other writers.
She can 'imitate' the calls of many different birds.
(..) Wolfy's fine, honey. Where are you? Your foster-parents are dead. I need a minute here. You're telling me that this thing can imitate anything it touches? Anything it samples by physical contact. Can't be real! It could disguise itself as a pack of cigarettes? (..)1991 Terminator 2: Judgment Day