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    mimic
    /ˈmɪmɪk/

    verb

    • 1. imitate (someone or their actions or words), especially in order to entertain or ridicule: "she mimicked Eileen's pedantic voice" Similar imitatecopyimpersonatedo an impression of

    noun

    • 1. a person skilled in imitating the voice or actions of others in an entertaining way: "he has great ability as a mimic"

    adjective

    • 1. imitative of something: "they were waging mimic war"

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  2. to copy the way someone speaks and moves, esp. in order to amuse or insult people: She was mimicking the various people in our office. To mimic is also to have the same or similar effect as something else:

  3. The meaning of MIMIC is mime. How to use mimic in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Mimic.

  4. noun. a person who mimics, especially a performer skilled in mimicking others. a copy or imitation of something. a performer in a mime. adjective. imitating or copying something, often on a smaller scale: a mimic battle. Synonyms: mock. apt at or given to imitating; imitative; simulative. mimic. / ˈmɪmɪk / verb.

  5. to copy the way in which a particular person usually speaks and moves, usually in order to make people laugh: She was mimicking the various people in our office. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Mocking and taunting. caricature. deride someone/something as something. derision. derisive. haze. lampoon. make a mockery of something idiom.

  6. If you mimic the actions or voice of a person or animal, you imitate them, usually in a way that is meant to be amusing or entertaining. He could mimic anybody. [ VERB noun ]

  7. A mimic is someone who is good at imitating others. A gifted mimic might be able to imitate one president after another just by minimally changing facial expression and manner of speaking. Mimic, related to mime ("an entertainer who performs using gestures not speech"), can be traced back to the Greek mimeisthai, "to imitate."

  8. A chemical having a structure, action, or effect like that of another. e. A disease or disorder producing symptoms like those of another. adj. 1. Relating to or characteristic of a mimic or mimicry. 2. Make-believe; mock: a mimic battle.

  9. mimic something (specialist or formal) to look or behave like something else synonym imitate. The robot was programmed to mimic a series of human movements. the creation of a vaccine that mimics the virus. Scientists have created a vaccine that mimics the virus.

  10. MIMIC definition: 1. to copy the way someone talks and behaves, usually to make people laugh: 2. to have the same…. Learn more.

  11. If you mimic the actions or voice of a person or animal, you imitate them, usually in a way that is meant to be amusing or entertaining. He could mimic anybody, and he often reduced Isabel to helpless laughter.