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mimic
[ mim-ik ]
/ ĖmÉŖm ÉŖk /
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verb (used with object), mimĀ·icked, mimĀ·ickĀ·ing.
noun
adjective
imitating or copying something, often on a smaller scale: a mimic battle.
apt at or given to imitating; imitative; simulative.
OTHER WORDS FOR mimic
7 mock, simulated.
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OTHER WORDS FROM mimic
mimĀ·ickĀ·er, noununĀ·mimĀ·icked, adjectiveWords nearby mimic
mimesis, mimetic, mimetism, mimetite, Mimi, mimic, mimical, mimic panel, mimicry, MIMinE, miminy-piminy
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British Dictionary definitions for mimic
mimic
/ (ĖmÉŖmÉŖk) /
verb -ics, -icking or -icked (tr)
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 forms of mimic
mimicker, nounWord Origin for mimic
C16: from Latin mīmicus, from Greek mimikos, from mimos mime
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Medical definitions for mimic
mimic
[ mÄmā²Äk ]
v.
To resemble closely; simulate.
To take on the appearance of.
Other words from mimic
mimā²ic adj. n.The American HeritageĀ® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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