1. (

• imitation

) the doctrine that representations of nature or human behavior should be accurate imitations ;

2. (

• imitation

) something copied or derived from an original ;

3. (

• imitation

) copying (or trying to copy) the actions of someone else ;

4. (

• caricature ,
• imitation ,
• impersonation

) a representation of a person that is exaggerated for comic effect ;

1. (

• fake ,
• false ,
• faux ,
• imitation ,
• simulated

) not genuine or real; being an imitation of the genuine article; "it isn't fake anything; it's real synthetic fur"; "faux pearls"; "false teeth"; "decorated with imitation palm leaves"; "a purse of simulated alligator hide" ;