imitor

Meaning

1. (conjugation-1, deponent) to represent, express, portray
2. (conjugation-1, deponent) to imitate, act like, copy after, seek to resemble, counterfeit

Concepts

imitate

substitute

fake

debase

falsify

feign

fudge

impersonate

misrepresent

pose

pretend

adulterate

wangle

copy

counterfeit

Synonyms

fictus

subicio

Translations

falsejar

imitar

heucheln

imitieren

vortäuschen

παραχαράζω

contrefaire

falsifier

imiter

contraffare

falsificare

imitare

falsare

imiteren

vervalsen

Pronounced as (IPA)

[ˈɪ.mɪ.tɔr]

Etymology

Deponent frequentative verb derived from Proto-Italic *imā, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eym- (“to imitate”); same source as Latin imāgō f (“a copy, image”), Latin aemulus (“envious, rivaling”, adjective) and Hittite 𒄭𒅎𒈠𒀸 c (ḫi-im-ma-aš /⁠ḫimmaš⁠/, “substitute, imitation”).