mimic
[mim-ik]
- 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.
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- a person who mimics, especially a performer skilled in mimicking others.
- a copy or imitation of something.
- a performer in a mime.
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- imitating or copying something, often on a smaller scale: a mimic battle.
- apt at or given to imitating; imitative; simulative.
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Origin of mimic
Synonyms
See more synonyms for mimic on Thesaurus.com1. follow, mock; impersonate; simulate, counterfeit. 7. mock, simulated.
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Contemporary Examples
We are looking the same, acting the same, and mimicking masculinity the same.
Others walked with their hands in the air, mimicking the gestures of someone showing they were unarmed.
On the contrary, many of them were quite capable of mimicking a somber-faced pose while they said deeply horrible things.
Be very passive as the air leaves your lungs and leaves your mouth, mimicking the sounds of ocean waves ebbing and flowing.
It is assuredly not by mimicking the Gellars and Spencers of the world, thereby effectively becoming an anti-Jihadist Jihadi.
The Opponents of Militant Islamism Are Often As Bigoted as Their TargetsJacob Mchangama
December 7, 2013
Historical Examples
His hands were returning her caresses, mimicking the eager distraction of her own.
Erik DornBen Hecht
"You doan' goin' to own no house," answered Conolly, mimicking the boy.
Old Man Savarin and Other StoriesEdward William Thomson
Let ole Tilty go to blazes with his ole 'all (mimicking Jeffres).
Watch Yourself Go ByAl. G. Field
Here I am to your rescue, and you reward me with a ‘well’ (mimicking) up to ceiling.
Semiramis and Other PlaysOlive Tilford Dargan
Yet it would never be claimed that the lizard thought out this mimicking.
The Log of the SunWilliam Beebe
mimic
- 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
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- a person or an animal, such as a parrot, that is clever at mimicking
- an animal that displays mimicry
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- of, relating to, or using mimicry; imitative
- simulated, make-believe, or mock
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Word Origin
C16: from Latin mīmicus, from Greek mimikos, from mimos mime
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Word Origin and History for mimicking
mimic
n.
1580s, "a mime," from Latin mimicus, from Greek mimikos "of or pertaining to mimes," from mimos "mime."
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mimic
v.
1680s, from mimic (n.). Related: Mimicked; mimicking.
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mimic
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).
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Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
mimic
(mĭm′ĭk)- To resemble closely; simulate.
- To take on the appearance of.
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