Read the dictionary definition of imitative. All definitions for this word.
1. not genuine; imitating something superior
1. counterfeit emotion
2. counterfeit money
3. counterfeit works of art
4. a counterfeit prince
2. marked by or given to imitation
1. acting is an imitative art
2. man is an imitative being
3. (of words) formed in imitation of a natural sound
1. onomatopoeic words are imitative of noises
2. it was independently developed in more than one place as an onomatopoetic term