Definition for IM'I-TA-BLE

IM'I-TA-BLE, a. [Fr. from L. imitabilis. See Imitate.]

  1. That may be imitated or copied. Let us follow our Savior in all his imitable conduct and traits of character. There are some works of the ancients that are hardly imitable. The dignified style of Johnson is scarcely imitable.
  2. Worthy of imitation.

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