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mim⋅ic

  [mim-ik] verb, -icked, -ick⋅ing, noun, adjective
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–verb (used with object)
1. to imitate or copy in action, speech, etc., often playfully or derisively.
2. to imitate in a servile or unthinking way; ape.
3. to be an imitation of; simulate; resemble closely.
–noun
4. a person who mimics, esp. a performer skilled in mimicking others.
5. a copy or imitation of something.
6. a performer in a mime.
–adjective
7. imitating or copying something, often on a smaller scale: a mimic battle.
8. apt at or given to imitating; imitative; simulative.
Origin:
1580–90; < L mīmicus < Gk mīmikós. See mime, -ic

Related forms:
mim⋅ick⋅er, noun

Synonyms:
1. follow, mock; impersonate; simulate, counterfeit. 7. mock, simulated.
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mim·ic   (mĭm'ĭk)   
tr.v.   mim·icked, mim·ick·ing, mim·ics

  1. To copy or imitate closely, especially in speech, expression, and gesture; ape.

  2. To copy or imitate so as to ridicule; mock: always mimicking the boss. See Synonyms at imitate.

  3. To resemble closely; simulate: an insect that mimics a twig.

  4. To take on the appearance of.

n.  

  1. One who imitates, especially:

    1. An actor or actress in a mime.

    2. One who practices the art of mime.

    3. One who copies or mimics others, as for amusement.

  2. A copy or an imitation.

adj.  

  1. Relating to, acting as, resembling, or characteristic of a mimic or mimicry.

    1. Tending to imitate; imitative.

    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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Word Origin & History

mimic 
1590 (n.), 1598 (adj.), 1687 (v.), from L. mimicus, from Gk. mimikos "of or pertaining to mimes," from mimos "mime."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: 2mimic
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Forms: mim·icked /-ikt/; mim·ick·ing
: to imitate orresemble closely: as a : to imitate the symptoms of mimics acute appendicitis —MerckManual> b : to produce an effect and especially a physiological effect similar to mimics —Chemical &Engineering News>
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Medical Dictionary

mimic mim·ic (mĭm'ĭk)
v. mim·icked, mim·ick·ing, mim·ics

  1. To resemble closely; simulate.

  2. To take on the appearance of.

mim'ic adj. & n.

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