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mimic

(mɪmɪk)
Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular presenttense mimics, present participle mimicking, past tense, past participle mimicked
1. verb
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]
2. verb
If someone or something mimics another person or thing, they try to be like them.
Don't try to mimic anybody. You have to be yourself if you are going to do your best. [VERB noun]
The computer doesn't mimic human thought; it reaches the same ends by different means. [VERB noun]
Synonyms: resemble, look like, mirror, echo More Synonyms of mimic
3. countable noun
A mimic is a person who is able to mimic people or animals.
Synonyms: imitator, impressionist, copycat [informal], impersonator More Synonyms of mimic
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mimic in British English

(ˈmɪmɪk)
verbWord forms: -ics, -icking or -icked (transitive)
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
noun
4. 
a person or an animal, such as a parrot, that is clever at mimicking
5. 
an animal that displays mimicry
adjective
6. 
of, relating to, or using mimicry; imitative
7. 
simulated, make-believe, or mock
Derived forms
mimicker (ˈmimicker)
noun
Word origin
C16: from Latin mīmicus, from Greek mimikos, from mimos mime

mimic in American English

(ˈmɪmɪk)
adjective
1. 
inclined to copy; imitative
2. 
of, or having the nature of, mimicry or imitation
3. 
make-believe; simulated; mock
mimic tears
noun
4. 
a person or thing that imitates; esp., a performer skilled in mimicry
verb transitiveWord forms: ˈmimicked or ˈmimicking
5. 
to imitate in speech or action, often so as to ridicule
6. 
to copy closely; imitate accurately
7. 
to resemble closely; have or take on the appearance of
animals that mimic their environment
SIMILAR WORDS:  ˈimiˌtate
Derived forms
mimicker (ˈmimicker)
noun
Word origin
L mimicus < Gr mimikos < mimos, actor

Examples of 'mimic' in a sentence
mimic

Have your arms above your head and mimic the movement of running up a ladder.
The Sun (2016)
This is a man who during one campaign speech mocked an Indian call centre worker by mimicking their accent.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
The idea was to mimic the conditions in which the plants grew, so why not mimic an alpine landscape in miniature?
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Actually, he's mimicking the action of holding a palette.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
African grey parrots - favoured as pets for their ability to mimic human speech - are also now endangered due to unsustainable trapping.
The Sun (2016)
Especially the finding that sufferers feel relief when they mimic the sound back at the offender.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
There is a very widespread habit of mimicking the accents used in product music songs.
Stewart, R J Music and the Elemental Psyche: A Practical Guide to Music and Changing Consciousness (1987)
The key is to get their cattle to mimic the behaviour of the wild bison herds.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
They are responsive to and tolerant of humans and can appear to mimic human emotions.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
You can programme its moves or tell it to mimic your own movements.
The Sun (2015)
One school of thought says that we mimic the behaviour we learnt from our parents.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
It mimics how the human body seals leaks.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
This mimics the movement of the brain inside the skull and reduces the force of the impact.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
One mimics a breathing human lung.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
We can imagine an experiment that mimics the conditions just before the emergence of life on Earth.
The Times Literary Supplement (2013)
Other pieces clearly mimic the sounds of the weather, or imply its moods.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
The hopefuls were asked to mimic people's accents and appearances.
The Sun (2008)
In general, it tends to mimic relaxing sounds in nature.
The Sun (2015)
In the future, drugs that mimic the effects of the gene could help burns and trauma victims.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
To get the full effect you need to mimic his voice, as the published text invites you to do.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
There is some evidence that giving key hormones to mothers before a Caesarean can mimic the effect of natural birth.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
He mimics her accent: 'I thought you might like that sort of hippy s***.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Their study says that the more reality TV people watch, the more likely they are to mimic celebrity behaviour.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)

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mimic

British English: mimic /ˈmɪmɪk/ VERB
If you mimic someone's actions or voice, you imitate them in an amusing or entertaining way.
He could mimic anybody.
  • American English: mimic
  • Arabic: يُحَاكِي
  • Brazilian Portuguese: imitar
  • Chinese: 模仿
  • Croatian: oponašati
  • Czech: napodobit
  • Danish: efterligne
  • Dutch: nabootsen
  • European Spanish: imitar cómico
  • Finnish: matkia
  • French: imiter
  • German: nachahmen
  • Greek: μιμούμαι
  • Italian: imitare
  • Japanese: 物まねをする
  • Korean: 흉내내다
  • Norwegian: imitere
  • Polish: imitator
  • European Portuguese: imitar
  • Romanian: a mima
  • Russian: передразнивать
  • Latin American Spanish: imitar
  • Swedish: imitera
  • Thai: ล้อเลียน
  • Turkish: taklit etmek mimik
  • Ukrainian: пародіювати
  • Vietnamese: bắt chước
British English: mimic NOUN
A mimic is a person who is able to mimic people or animals.
At school I was a good mimic.
  • American English: mimic
  • Brazilian Portuguese: imitador
  • Chinese: 善于模仿的人
  • European Spanish: imitador
  • French: imitateur
  • German: Imitator
  • Italian: imitatore
  • Japanese: 物まね上手な人
  • Korean: 흉내 내는 사람
  • European Portuguese: imitador
  • Latin American Spanish: mimo

Chinese translation of 'mimic'

mimic

(ˈmɪmɪk)

vt

  1. 模仿 (mófǎng)

n (c)

  1. 善于(於)模仿的人 (shànyú mófǎng de rén) (个(個), gè)
1 (verb) 
Definition
to imitate a person or a way of acting or speaking, esp. to entertain or make fun of
She could mimic anybody, reducing her friends to helpless laughter.
Synonyms
imitate
He screwed up his face and imitated the Colonel.
do (informal)
take off (informal)
ape
These films merely ape Hollywood.
parody
It was easy to parody his rather pompous manner of speaking.
caricature
Her political career has been caricatured in the newspapers.
impersonate
He was a brilliant mimic who could impersonate most of the staff.
2 (verb) 
Definition
to take on the appearance of
Don't try to mimic anybody. Just be yourself.
Synonyms
resemble
She so resembles her mother.
look like
mirror
His own shock was mirrored in her face.
echo
Many phrases in the last chapter echo earlier passages.
simulate
The wood had been painted to simulate stone.
take on the appearance of
(noun) 
Definition
a person or an animal, such as a parrot, that is clever at mimicking
He's a very good mimic.
Synonyms
imitator
a group of Elvis imitators
impressionist
copycat (informal)
impersonator
caricaturist
parodist
parrot
(adjective) 
Synonyms
imitative
This may lead to excitement and to imitative behaviour.
mock
`It's tragic,' he swooned in mock horror.
imitation
a set of novels bound in imitation leather
simulated
a necklace of simulated pearls
sham
The election has been denounced as a sham by world leaders.
make-believe
Children withdraw at times into a make-believe world.
mimetic
echoic

Additional synonyms

in the sense of ape
Definition
to imitate
These films merely ape Hollywood.
Synonyms
imitate,
copy,
mirror,
echo,
mock,
parrot,
mimic,
parody,
caricature,
affect,
counterfeit
in the sense of caricature
Definition
to make a caricature of
Her political career has been caricatured in the newspapers.
Synonyms
parody,
take off (informal),
mock,
distort,
ridicule,
mimic,
send up (British, informal),
lampoon,
burlesque,
satirize
in the sense of echo
Definition
(of people) to repeat or imitate (what someone else has said)
Many phrases in the last chapter echo earlier passages.
Synonyms
recall,
reflect,
copy,
mirror,
resemble,
reproduce,
parrot,
imitate,
reiterate,
ape

Synonyms of 'mimic'

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Additional synonyms

in the sense of echoic
Synonyms
imitative,
onomatopoeic
in the sense of imitation
Definition
made to resemble something which is usually superior or more expensive
a set of novels bound in imitation leather
Synonyms
artificial,
mock,
reproduction,
dummy,
synthetic,
man-made,
simulated,
sham,
pseudo (informal),
ersatz,
repro,
phoney or phony (informal)
in the sense of impersonate
Definition
to imitate the character or mannerisms of (another person) for entertainment
He was a brilliant mimic who could impersonate most of the staff.
Synonyms
mimic,
take off (informal),
do (informal),
ape,
parody,
caricature,
do an impression of,
personate
in the sense of make-believe
Children withdraw at times into a make-believe world.
Synonyms
imaginary,
dream,
imagined,
made-up,
fantasy,
pretend,
pretended,
mock,
sham,
unreal,
fantasized
in the sense of mirror
Definition
to reflect or represent faithfully
His own shock was mirrored in her face.
Synonyms
reflect,
show,
follow,
match,
represent,
copy,
repeat,
echo,
parallel,
depict,
reproduce,
emulate
in the sense of mock
Definition
serving as an imitation or substitute, esp. for practice purposes
`It's tragic,' he swooned in mock horror.
Synonyms
imitation,
pretended,
artificial,
forged,
fake,
false,
faked,
dummy,
bogus,
sham,
fraudulent,
pseudo (informal),
counterfeit,
feigned,
spurious,
ersatz,
phoney or phony (informal)
in the sense of parody
Definition
to make a parody of
It was easy to parody his rather pompous manner of speaking.
Synonyms
take off (informal),
mimic,
caricature,
send up (British, informal),
spoof (informal),
travesty,
lampoon,
poke fun at,
burlesque,
take the piss out of (taboo, slang),
satirize,
do a takeoff of (informal)
in the sense of sham
Definition
not real or genuine
The election has been denounced as a sham by world leaders.
Synonyms
false,
artificial,
bogus,
pretended,
mock,
synthetic,
imitation,
simulated,
pseudo (informal),
counterfeit,
feigned,
spurious,
ersatz,
pseud (informal),
phoney or phony (informal)
in the sense of simulate
Definition
to have the appearance of
The wood had been painted to simulate stone.
Synonyms
look like,
imitate
in the sense of simulated
a necklace of simulated pearls
Synonyms
synthetic,
artificial,
fake,
substitute,
mock,
imitation,
man-made,
sham,
pseudo (informal)
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