| imitation | | |
| n. (cognition) | 1. imitation | the doctrine that representations of nature or human behavior should be accurate imitations. |
| ~ doctrine, ism, philosophical system, philosophy, school of thought | a belief (or system of beliefs) accepted as authoritative by some group or school. |
| ~ mimesis | the imitative representation of nature and human behavior in art and literature. |
| n. (artifact) | 2. imitation | something copied or derived from an original. |
| ~ copy | a thing made to be similar or identical to another thing.; "she made a copy of the designer dress"; "the clone was a copy of its ancestor" |
| ~ fake, sham, postiche | something that is a counterfeit; not what it seems to be. |
| ~ counterfeit, forgery | a copy that is represented as the original. |
| n. (act) | 3. imitation | copying (or trying to copy) the actions of someone else. |
| ~ copying | an act of copying. |
| ~ echo | an imitation or repetition.; "the flower arrangement was created as an echo of a client's still life" |
| ~ emulation | effort to equal or surpass another. |
| ~ mimicry | the resemblance of an animal species to another species or to natural objects; provides concealment and protection from predators. |
| n. (communication) | 4. caricature, imitation, impersonation | a representation of a person that is exaggerated for comic effect. |
| ~ mock-heroic | a satirical imitation of heroic verse. |
| ~ humor, wit, witticism, wittiness, humour | a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter. |
| ~ charade, lampoon, parody, pasquinade, put-on, sendup, spoof, burlesque, mockery, travesty, takeoff | a composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous way. |
| adj. | 5. fake, false, faux, imitation, simulated | not genuine or real; being an imitation of the genuine article.; "it isn't fake anything; it's real synthetic fur"; "faux pearls"; "false teeth"; "decorated with imitation palm leaves"; "a purse of simulated alligator hide" |
| ~ artificial, unreal | contrived by art rather than nature.; "artificial flowers"; "artificial flavoring"; "an artificial diamond"; "artificial fibers"; "artificial sweeteners" |
| duplicate | | |
| n. (artifact) | 1. duplicate, extra | something additional of the same kind.; "he always carried extras in case of an emergency" |
| ~ artefact, artifact | a man-made object taken as a whole. |
| n. (artifact) | 2. duplicate, duplication | a copy that corresponds to an original exactly.; "he made a duplicate for the files" |
| ~ computer backup, backup | (computer science) a copy of a file or directory on a separate storage device.; "he made a backup in case the original was accidentally damaged or erased" |
| ~ copy | a thing made to be similar or identical to another thing.; "she made a copy of the designer dress"; "the clone was a copy of its ancestor" |
| ~ counterpart, similitude, twin | a duplicate copy. |
| ~ match, mate | an exact duplicate.; "when a match is found an entry is made in the notebook" |
| v. (creation) | 3. double, duplicate, reduplicate, repeat, replicate | make or do or perform again.; "He could never replicate his brilliant performance of the magic trick" |
| ~ replicate, copy | reproduce or make an exact copy of.; "replicate the cell"; "copy the genetic information" |
| ~ recapitulate | repeat stages of evolutionary development during the embryonic phase of life. |
| ~ geminate, reduplicate | form by reduplication.; "The consonant reduplicates after a short vowel"; "The morpheme can be reduplicated to emphasize the meaning of the word" |
| ~ reproduce | make a copy or equivalent of.; "reproduce the painting" |
| v. (stative) | 4. duplicate, parallel, twin | duplicate or match.; "The polished surface twinned his face and chest in reverse" |
| ~ correspond, gibe, jibe, match, tally, agree, fit, check | be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics.; "The two stories don't agree in many details"; "The handwriting checks with the signature on the check"; "The suspect's fingerprints don't match those on the gun" |
| v. (creation) | 5. duplicate | make a duplicate or duplicates of.; "Could you please duplicate this letter for me?" |
| ~ reproduce | make a copy or equivalent of.; "reproduce the painting" |
| v. (change) | 6. double, duplicate | increase twofold.; "The population doubled within 50 years" |
| ~ redouble | double again.; "The noise doubled and redoubled" |
| ~ geminate | arrange or combine in pairs.; "The consonants are geminated in these words" |
| ~ manifold, multiply | combine or increase by multiplication.; "He managed to multiply his profits" |
| adj. | 7. duplicate | identically copied from an original.; "a duplicate key" |
| ~ same | closely similar or comparable in kind or quality or quantity or degree.; "curtains the same color as the walls"; "two girls of the same age"; "mother and son have the same blue eyes"; "animals of the same species"; "the same rules as before"; "two boxes having the same dimensions"; "the same day next year" |
| adj. | 8. duplicate, matching, twin, twinned | being two identical. |
| ~ matched | going well together; possessing harmonizing qualities. |
| facsimile | | |
| n. (artifact) | 1. autotype, facsimile | an exact copy or reproduction. |
| ~ copy | a thing made to be similar or identical to another thing.; "she made a copy of the designer dress"; "the clone was a copy of its ancestor" |
| n. (artifact) | 2. facsimile, facsimile machine, fax | duplicator that transmits the copy by wire or radio. |
| ~ copier, duplicator | apparatus that makes copies of typed, written or drawn material. |
| v. (communication) | 3. facsimile, fax, telefax | send something via a facsimile machine.; "Can you fax me the report right away?" |
| ~ telecommunicate | communicate over long distances, as via the telephone or e-mail. |
| replica | | |
| n. (artifact) | 1. replica, replication, reproduction | copy that is not the original; something that has been copied. |
| ~ copy | a thing made to be similar or identical to another thing.; "she made a copy of the designer dress"; "the clone was a copy of its ancestor" |
| ~ toy | a nonfunctional replica of something else (frequently used as a modifier).; "a toy stove" |
| reproduction | | |
| n. (process) | 1. reproduction | the process of generating offspring. |
| ~ biological science, biology | the science that studies living organisms. |
| ~ agamogenesis, asexual reproduction | reproduction without the fusion of gametes. |
| ~ biological process, organic process | a process occurring in living organisms. |
| ~ birthing, giving birth, parturition, birth | the process of giving birth. |
| ~ amphimixis, sexual reproduction | reproduction involving the union or fusion of a male and a female gamete. |
| n. (cognition) | 2. reproduction, reproductive memory | recall that is hypothesized to work by storing the original stimulus input and reproducing it during recall. |
| ~ recollection, reminiscence, recall | the process of remembering (especially the process of recovering information by mental effort).; "he has total recall of the episode" |
| n. (act) | 3. replication, reproduction | the act of making copies.; "Gutenberg's reproduction of holy texts was far more efficient" |
| ~ scanning | the act of systematically moving a finely focused beam of light or electrons over a surface in order to produce an image of it for analysis or transmission. |
| ~ copying | an act of copying. |
| ~ sound reproduction | the reproduction of sound. |
| n. (act) | 4. breeding, facts of life, procreation, reproduction | the sexual activity of conceiving and bearing offspring. |
| ~ sex, sex activity, sexual activity, sexual practice | activities associated with sexual intercourse.; "they had sex in the back seat" |
| ~ miscegenation, crossbreeding, interbreeding | reproduction by parents of different races (especially by white and non-white persons). |
| ~ multiplication, propagation, generation | the act of producing offspring or multiplying by such production. |
| depict | | |
| v. (creation) | 1. depict, picture, render, show | show in, or as in, a picture.; "This scene depicts country life"; "the face of the child is rendered with much tenderness in this painting" |
| ~ artistic creation, artistic production, art | the creation of beautiful or significant things.; "art does not need to be innovative to be good"; "I was never any good at art"; "he said that architecture is the art of wasting space beautifully" |
| ~ interpret, represent | create an image or likeness of.; "The painter represented his wife as a young girl" |
| ~ illustrate | depict with an illustration. |
| ~ map | depict as if on a map.; "sorrow was mapped on the mother's face" |
| v. (communication) | 2. depict, describe, draw | give a description of.; "He drew an elaborate plan of attack" |
| ~ represent | describe or present, usually with respect to a particular quality.; "He represented this book as an example of the Russian 19th century novel" |
| ~ delineate | describe in vivid detail. |
| ~ exposit, set forth, expound | state.; "set forth one's reasons" |
| ~ adumbrate, outline, sketch | describe roughly or briefly or give the main points or summary of.; "sketch the outline of the book"; "outline his ideas" |
| v. (creation) | 3. depict, limn, portray | make a portrait of.; "Goya wanted to portray his mistress, the Duchess of Alba" |
| ~ artistic creation, artistic production, art | the creation of beautiful or significant things.; "art does not need to be innovative to be good"; "I was never any good at art"; "he said that architecture is the art of wasting space beautifully" |
| ~ interpret, represent | create an image or likeness of.; "The painter represented his wife as a young girl" |
| describe | | |
| v. (communication) | 1. account, describe, report | to give an account or representation of in words.; "Discreet Italian police described it in a manner typically continental" |
| ~ inform | impart knowledge of some fact, state or affairs, or event to.; "I informed him of his rights" |
| v. (contact) | 2. delineate, describe, draw, line, trace | make a mark or lines on a surface.; "draw a line"; "trace the outline of a figure in the sand" |
| ~ mark | make or leave a mark on.; "the scouts marked the trail"; "ash marked the believers' foreheads" |
| ~ construct | draw with suitable instruments and under specified conditions.; "construct an equilateral triangle" |
| ~ inscribe | draw within a figure so as to touch in as many places as possible. |
| ~ circumscribe | draw a line around.; "He drew a circle around the points" |
| ~ circumscribe | to draw a geometric figure around another figure so that the two are in contact but do not intersect. |
| ~ draw | engage in drawing.; "He spent the day drawing in the garden" |
| ~ draw | represent by making a drawing of, as with a pencil, chalk, etc. on a surface.; "She drew an elephant"; "Draw me a horse" |
| ~ write | mark or trace on a surface.; "The artist wrote Chinese characters on a big piece of white paper"; "Russian is written with the Cyrillic alphabet" |
| v. (cognition) | 3. describe, discover, distinguish, identify, key, key out, name | identify as in botany or biology, for example. |
| ~ class, classify, sort out, assort, sort, separate | arrange or order by classes or categories.; "How would you classify these pottery shards--are they prehistoric?" |
| publish | | |
| v. (creation) | 1. print, publish | put into print.; "The newspaper published the news of the royal couple's divorce"; "These news should not be printed" |
| ~ produce, create, make | create or manufacture a man-made product.; "We produce more cars than we can sell"; "The company has been making toys for two centuries" |
| ~ republish | publish again.; "The scientist republished his results after he made some corrections" |
| ~ gazette | publish in a gazette. |
| v. (communication) | 2. bring out, issue, publish, put out, release | prepare and issue for public distribution or sale.; "publish a magazine or newspaper" |
| ~ publicize, bare, publicise, air | make public.; "She aired her opinions on welfare" |
| ~ edit | supervise the publication of.; "The same family has been editing the influential newspaper for almost 100 years" |
| v. (creation) | 3. publish, write | have (one's written work) issued for publication.; "How many books did Georges Simenon write?"; "She published 25 books during her long career" |
| ~ create verbally | create with or from words. |
| ~ indite, pen, write, compose | produce a literary work.; "She composed a poem"; "He wrote four novels" |
| transcribe | | |
| v. (communication) | 1. transcribe | write out from speech, notes, etc..; "Transcribe the oral history of this tribe" |
| ~ set down, write down, get down, put down | put down in writing; of texts, musical compositions, etc.. |
| v. (communication) | 2. transcribe, transliterate | rewrite in a different script.; "The Sanskrit text had to be transliterated" |
| ~ latinise, latinize, romanise, romanize | write in the Latin alphabet.; "many shops in Japan now carry neon signs with Romanized names" |
| ~ braille | transcribe in braille. |
| ~ rewrite | write differently; alter the writing of.; "The student rewrote his thesis" |
| v. (creation) | 3. transcribe | rewrite or arrange a piece of music for an instrument or medium other than that originally intended. |
| ~ euphony, music | any agreeable (pleasing and harmonious) sounds.; "he fell asleep to the music of the wind chimes" |
| ~ adapt, accommodate | make fit for, or change to suit a new purpose.; "Adapt our native cuisine to the available food resources of the new country" |
| v. (communication) | 4. transcribe | make a phonetic transcription of.; "The anthropologist transcribed the sentences of the native informant" |
| ~ rewrite | write differently; alter the writing of.; "The student rewrote his thesis" |
| v. (change) | 5. transcribe | convert the genetic information in (a strand of DNA) into a strand of RNA, especially messenger RNA. |
| ~ biochemistry | the organic chemistry of compounds and processes occurring in organisms; the effort to understand biology within the context of chemistry. |
| ~ convert | change the nature, purpose, or function of something.; "convert lead into gold"; "convert hotels into jails"; "convert slaves to laborers" |
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