mimic
to imitate or copy in action, speech, etc., often playfully or derisively.
to imitate in a servile or unthinking way; ape.
to be an imitation of; simulate; resemble closely.
a person who mimics, especially a performer skilled in mimicking others.
a copy or imitation of something.
a performer in a mime.
imitating or copying something, often on a smaller scale: a mimic battle.
apt at or given to imitating; imitative; simulative.
Origin of mimic
1Other words for mimic
1 | follow, mock; impersonate; simulate, counterfeit |
7 | mock, simulated |
Other words from mimic
- mim·ick·er, noun
- un·mim·icked, adjective
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How to use mimic in a sentence
We are looking the same, acting the same, and mimicking masculinity the same.
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"Your speech is an anomaly, Mr. Mole," responded Jack, mimicking the voice of his tutor in his happiest manner.
Jack Harkaway's Boy Tinker Among The Turks | Bracebridge HemyngThe usual meaning of the word to the Greek, as to the modern, seems to be little more than an aping or mimicking.
Rhetoric and Poetry in the Renaissance | Donald Lemen Clark"Go home and see," shouted the youth, mimicking the mocking tone the other had adopted on the previous occasions.
The Myths of the North American Indians | Lewis Spence"He will not smell at his bread like this any more," said the painter, mimicking the old man's little trick.
Besides these two common notes they make an endless variety of sounds mimicking other birds.
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British Dictionary definitions for mimic
/ (ˈmɪmɪk) /
to imitate (a person, a manner, etc), esp for satirical effect; ape: known mainly for his ability to mimic other singers
to take on the appearance of; resemble closely: certain flies mimic wasps
to copy closely or in a servile manner
a person or an animal, such as a parrot, that is clever at mimicking
an animal that displays mimicry
of, relating to, or using mimicry; imitative
simulated, make-believe, or mock
Origin of mimic
1Derived forms of mimic
- mimicker, noun
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