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model vs imitate

imitate vs model

model is a noun but imitate is not a noun.

model is an adjective but imitate is not an adjective.

model and imitate both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
model Yes Yes Yes No
imitate No No Yes No
As verbs, imitate is a hypernym of model; that is, imitate is a word with a broader meaning than model:
  • model: plan or create according to a model or models
  • imitate: reproduce someone's behavior or looks
Other hypernyms of model include copy, simulate.
model (noun) imitate (noun)
the act of representing something (usually on a smaller scale)
representation of something (sometimes on a smaller scale)
a hypothetical description of a complex entity or process
something to be imitated
a representative form or pattern
a type of product
a person who poses for a photographer or painter or sculptor
someone worthy of imitation
a woman who wears clothes to display fashions
model (adjective) imitate (adjective)
worthy of imitation
model (verb) imitate (verb)
form in clay, wax, etc reproduce someone's behavior or looks
construct a model in the likeness of make a reproduction or copy of
plan or create according to a model or models appear like, as in behavior or appearance
create a representation or simulation of
display (clothes) as a mannequin
assume a posture as for artistic purposes
Difference between model and imitate

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