model upon

model upon
phrasal verb model on or model upon or model after [transitive]
Word forms "model on":
present tense I/you/we/they model on he/she/it models on present participle modelling on past tense modelled on past participle modelled on
a) model upon or model after American
model something on something [often passive] to copy a way of doing something or a system

Their economic structure is closely modelled on the British system.

b) model yourself on someone to copy the way that someone behaves because you admire them

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