imitate vs take after

imitate and take after both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
imitate	No	No	Yes	No
take after	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, take after is a hyponym of imitate; that is, take after is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than imitate:

Other hyponyms of imitate include conform to, follow, mock, take off, mime, mimic, model, pattern, follow, emulate.

imitate (verb)	take after (verb)
reproduce someone's behavior or looks	imitate in behavior; take as a model
make a reproduction or copy of	be similar to a relative
appear like, as in behavior or appearance