resemble vs imitate

resemble and imitate both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
resemble	No	No	Yes	No
imitate	No	No	Yes	No

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

Other hyponyms of resemble include look like, come to life, take after, approximate, come close, echo, recall.

resemble (verb)	imitate (verb)
appear like; be similar or bear a likeness to	reproduce someone's behavior or looks
	make a reproduction or copy of
	appear like, as in behavior or appearance