From the given options choose the one which is the closest in meaning to the word given below 

IMITATE

Copy

The word that is closest in meaning to the word imitate is copy.

• Imitate means to follow or attempt to equal the actions, words, or behavior of another.
• Copy means to make a similar or identical version of something.

Both words refer to the act of reproducing something, but imitate implies a more intentional effort to replicate something, while copy can be used to describe any kind of reproduction, intentional or not.

The other words in the options do not have the same meaning as imitate.

• Agree means to have the same opinion or view as someone else.
• Imagine means to form a mental image of something that is not actually present.
• Recently means not long ago.