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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024mim•ic /ˈmɪmɪk/USA pronunciation v., -icked, -ick•ing, n. v. [~ + object] - to imitate or copy in action, speech, etc., often playfully, sometimes to insult another:He mimicked the teacher's scolding.
- to resemble closely:This virus mimics the effects of the other.
n. [countable] - a person or thing that mimics, esp. a performer.
mim•ick•er, n. [countable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024mim•ic (mim′ik),USA pronunciation v., -icked, -ick•ing, n., adj. v.t. - 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. n. - a person who mimics, esp. a performer skilled in mimicking others.
- a copy or imitation of something.
- a performer in a mime.
adj. - imitating or copying something, often on a smaller scale:a mimic battle.
- apt at or given to imitating;
imitative; simulative.
- Greek mīmikós. See mime, -ic
- Latin mīmicus
- 1580–90
mim′ick•er, n. - 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged follow, mock; impersonate; simulate, counterfeit.
- 7.See corresponding entry in Unabridged mock, simulated.
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