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verb (used with object), mim·icked, mim·ick·ing.

noun

adjective

imitating or copying something, often on a smaller scale: a mimic battle.
apt at or given to imitating; imitative; simulative.

Origin of mimic

1580–90; < Latin mīmicus < Greek mīmikós. See mime, -ic
Related formsmim·ick·er, nounun·mim·icked, adjective

Synonyms for mimic

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1. follow, mock; impersonate; simulate, counterfeit. 7. mock, simulated.
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Related Words for mimic

mime, ape, resemble, simulate, mirror, thespian, impersonator, copycat, parrot, actor, player, comedian, imitator, performer, parodist, mummer, trouper, caricaturist, impressionist, fake

Examples from the Web for mimic

Contemporary Examples of mimic

Historical Examples of mimic

  • One of these youths, fancying himself a mimic, had imitated the Moslems.

    It Happened in Egypt

    C. N. Williamson

  • But the field is nearly cleared, and the mimic war has commenced.

    Vivian Grey

    Earl of Beaconsfield, Benjamin Disraeli

  • "You're all there," Paliser, amused by the mimic, was telling her.

    The Paliser case

    Edgar Saltus

  • Before hypocrisy or oppression his glances were as mimic lightning.

    Charles Carleton Coffin

    William Elliot Griffis, D. D.

  • The college world is a mimic world—and your lifetime is just four years.

British Dictionary definitions for mimic

mimic

verb -ics, -icking or -icked (tr)

to imitate (a person, a manner, etc), esp for satirical effect; apeknown mainly for his ability to mimic other singers
to take on the appearance of; resemble closelycertain flies mimic wasps
to copy closely or in a servile manner

noun

a person or an animal, such as a parrot, that is clever at mimicking
an animal that displays mimicry

adjective

of, relating to, or using mimicry; imitative
simulated, make-believe, or mock
Derived Formsmimicker, noun

Word Origin for mimic

C16: from Latin mīmicus, from Greek mimikos, from mimos mime
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Word Origin and History for mimic
n.

1580s, "a mime," from Latin mimicus, from Greek mimikos "of or pertaining to mimes," from mimos "mime."

v.

1680s, from mimic (n.). Related: Mimicked; mimicking.

adj.

1590s, from Latin mimicus, from Greek mimikos "of or pertaining to mimes," verbal adjective from mimeisthai "to mimic, imitate, portray by means of imitation" (see mimeograph).

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
mimic in Medicine

mimic

[mĭm′ĭk]

v.

To resemble closely; simulate.
To take on the appearance of.
Related formsmim′ic adj. n.
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