"counterimitate" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: counterimitates [present, singular, third-person], counterimitating [participle, present], counterimitated [participle, past], counterimitated [past]
Etymology: counter- + imitate Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|counter|imitate}} counter- + imitate Head templates: {{en-verb}} counterimitate (third-person singular simple present counterimitates, present participle counterimitating, simple past and past participle counterimitated)
  1. To react to another person by refraining from doing what they do; to deliberately not imitate. Related terms: counterimitation, counterimitative
    Sense id: en-counterimitate-en-verb-X3hleUiL Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with counter-

Inflected forms

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