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mim·ic
(mĭm′ĭk)tr.v. mim·icked, mim·ick·ing, mim·ics
1.
a. To copy or imitate closely, especially in speech, expression, and gesture: a girl who naturally mimics her older sister.
b. To copy or imitate so as to ridicule; mock: always mimicking the boss. See Synonyms at imitate.
2. To reproduce or simulate: "Scientists figured out how to mimic conditions in the bowels of the earth and began fabricating ... synthetic diamonds" (Natalie Angier).
3.
a. To resemble by biological mimicry: an insect that mimics a twig.
b. To have a similar structure, action, or effect as: a drug that mimics a compound in the body.
c. To produce symptoms like those of (a disease).
d. To produce (symptoms) like those produced by a different disease.
n.
One that imitates, especially:
a. One who copies or mimics others, as for amusement.
b. One who practices the art of mime.
c. An organism that resembles another by mimicry.
d. 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.
[From Latin mīmicus, mimic, from Greek mīmikos, from mīmos, imitator, mime.]
mim′ick·er n.
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mimic
(ˈmɪmɪk)vb (tr) , -ics, -icking or -icked
1. to imitate (a person, a manner, etc), esp for satirical effect; ape: known mainly for his ability to mimic other singers.
2. to take on the appearance of; resemble closely: certain flies mimic wasps.
3. to copy closely or in a servile manner
n
4. a person or an animal, such as a parrot, that is clever at mimicking
5. (Zoology) an animal that displays mimicry
adj
6. of, relating to, or using mimicry; imitative
7. simulated, make-believe, or mock
[C16: from Latin mīmicus, from Greek mimikos, from mimos mime]
ˈmimicker n
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mim•ic
(ˈmɪm ɪk)v. -icked, -ick•ing,
n., adj. v.t.
1. to imitate or copy in action, speech, etc., often playfully or derisively.
2. to imitate in a servile or unthinking way.
3. to be an imitation of; simulate; resemble closely.
n. 4. a person or thing that mimics, esp. a performer skilled at mimicking others.
5. a copy or imitation of something.
6. a performer in a mime.
adj. 7. imitating or copying something, often on a smaller scale: a mimic battle.
8. apt at or given to imitating; imitative.
[1580–90; < Latin < Greek mīmikós]
mim′ick•er, n.
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mimic
Past participle: mimicked
Gerund: mimicking
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| Noun | 1. |  mimic - someone who mimics (especially an actor or actress)imitator, impersonator - someone who (fraudulently) assumes the appearance of another |
| Verb | 1. | mimic - imitate (a person or manner), especially for satirical effect; "The actor mimicked the President very accurately" |
| Adj. | 1. |  mimic - constituting an imitation; "the mimic warfare of the opera stage"- Archibald Alisonimitative - marked by or given to imitation; "acting is an imitative art"; "man is an imitative being" |
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mimic
verb
1. imitate, do (informal), take off (informal), ape, parody, caricature, impersonate He could mimic anybody, reducing his friends to helpless laughter.
noun
1. imitator, impressionist, copycat (informal), impersonator, caricaturist, parodist, parrot He's a very good mimic.
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mimic
verb2. To copy (the manner or expression of another), especially in an exaggerated or mocking way:
Idiom: do a takeoff on.
1. A performer skilled at copying the manner or expression of another:
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Translations
مُقَلِّديُحَاكِييُقَلِّد
napodobitnapodobitel-ka
efterlignemimikerparodiereparodist
matkia
oponašati
eftirhermaherma/líkja eftir
物まねをする
흉내내다
mėgdžiotimėgdžiotojasmimikrija
atdarinātatdarinātājsparodētparodētājs
napodobňovateľ
posnematiposnemovalec
imitera
ล้อเลียน
taklidini yapmaktaklit etmektaklitçi
bắt chước
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
mimic
[ˈmɪmɪk] n → imitateur/trice m/f
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
mimic
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
mimic
[ˈmɪmɪk]1. n → imitatore/trice
2. vt (subj, comedian) → imitare; (000, animal, person) → scimmiottare
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
mimic
(ˈmimik) – past tense, past participle ˈmimicked – verb to imitate (someone or something), especially with the intention of making him or it appear ridiculous or funny. The comedian mimicked the Prime Minister's way of speaking.
noun a person who mimics. Children are often good mimics.
ˈmimicry nounKernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
mimic
→ يُحَاكِي napodobit efterligne nachahmen μιμούμαι imitar matkia imiter oponašati imitare 物まねをする 흉내내다 nabootsen imitere imitator imitar передразнивать imitera ล้อเลียน taklit etmek bắt chước 模仿Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
mimic
vt (pret & pp -icked; ger -icking) imitarEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.