re-create vs imitate

re-create and imitate both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
re-create	No	No	Yes	No
imitate	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, imitate is a hyponym of re-create; that is, imitate is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than re-create:

Other hyponyms of re-create include manifold, multiply, trace, back up, hectograph, clone, mimeo, mimeograph, roneo.

re-create (verb)	imitate (verb)
form anew in the imagination; recollect and re-form in the mind	reproduce someone's behavior or looks
produce or make another of	make a reproduction or copy of
make a replica of	appear like, as in behavior or appearance