mimic

mimic
I UK [ˈmɪmɪk] / US verb [transitive]
Word forms "mimic":
present tense I/you/we/they mimic he/she/it mimics present participle mimicking past tense mimicked past participle mimicked
1) to copy someone's voice, behaviour, or appearance, especially in order to make people laugh or to make someone feel annoyed or embarrassed
2) to behave or work in the same way as something else

computers with the ability to mimic human intelligence

3) biology if a plant or animal mimics another plant or animal or mimics something in its environment, it makes itself look like it in order to be less noticeable to its enemies

II UK [ˈmɪmɪk] / US noun [countable]
Word forms "mimic":
singular mimic plural mimics
someone who is able to copy the voice, behaviour, or appearance of someone else

III UK [ˈmɪmɪk] / US adjective
made to look real, but not real

a mimic battle


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  • Mimic — Mim ic, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Mimicked}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Mimicking}.] [1913 Webster] 1. To imitate or ape for sport; to ridicule by imitation. [1913 Webster] The walk, the words, the gesture, could supply, The habit mimic, and the mien belie.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • Mimic — Mim ic, n. One who imitates or mimics, especially one who does so for sport; a copyist; a buffoon. Burke. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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