Origin: Latin suffix -ive
Imitative has 4 different meanings across 1 category:
(of words) formed in imitation of a natural sound
"onomatopoeic words are imitative of noises"
"it was independently developed in more than one place as an onomatopoetic term"
not genuine; imitating something superior
"counterfeit emotion"
"counterfeit money"
"counterfeit works of art"
"a counterfeit prince"
Imitating; copying; not original.