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 Definitions of MIMIC  [ˈmɪm ɪk]  

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Definition of 'MIMIC' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (v.t.) mimic
to imitate or copy in action, speech, etc., often playfully or derisively.

2.  mimic
to imitate in a servile or unthinking way.

3.  mimic
to be an imitation of; simulate; resemble closely.

4. (n.) mimic
a person or thing that mimics, esp. a performer skilled at mimicking others.

5.  mimic
a copy or imitation of something.

6.  mimic
a performer in a mime.

7. (adj.) mimic
imitating or copying something, often on a smaller scale:
a mimic battle.

8.  mimic
apt at or given to imitating; imitative.

Etymology:  (1580–90; < L < Gk mīmikós)

Definition of 'MIMIC' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (adj) mimic, mimicker
someone who mimics (especially an actor or actress)

2. (verb) mimic
constituting an imitation
"the mimic warfare of the opera stage"- Archibald Alison

3. (verb) mimic, mime
imitate (a person or manner), especially for satirical effect
"The actor mimicked the President very accurately"


Definition of 'MIMIC' Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary 

1. (verb) mimic
to work, look, or be like sth else
a new adhesive that mimics the lizard's sticky feet

2.  mimic
to copy sb's words and behavior exactly
"Don't do that," she said. "Don't do that!" he mimicked.

3. (noun) mimic
sb who mimics others
a good mimic


Definition of 'MIMIC' Webster Dictionary 

1. (adj) MIMIC
alt. of Mimical

2. (noun) MIMIC
one who imitates or mimics, especially one who does so for sport; a copyist; a buffoon

3. (verb) MIMIC
to imitate or ape for sport; to ridicule by imitation

4. (verb) MIMIC
to assume a resemblance to (some other organism of a totally different nature, or some surrounding object), as a means of protection or advantage


Translation of 'MIMIC' Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary 

Sense: 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.

Afrikaans flag Afrikaans: na-aap Arabic flag Arabic: يُقَلِّد Bulgarian flag Bulgarian: имитирам
Brazilian flag Brazilian: imitar Czech flag Czech: napodobit German flag German: nachahmen
Danish flag Danish: efterligne; parodiere Greek flag Greek: μιμούμαι Spanish flag Spanish: imitar
Estonian flag Estonian: järele ahvima Farsi flag Farsi: تقلید کردن؛ ادای کسی را د Finnish flag Finnish: imitoida
French flag French: imiter Hebrew flag Hebrew: לְחַקוֹת Hindi flag Hindi: नकल करना
Croatian flag Croatian: oponašati Hungarian flag Hungarian: utánoz Indonesian flag Indonesian: meniru
Icelandic flag Icelandic: herma/líkja eftir Italian flag Italian: imitare Japanese flag Japanese: まねる
Korean flag Korean: 흉내내다 Lithuanian flag Lithuanian: (pa)mėgdžioti Latvian flag Latvian: atdarināt; parodēt
Malay flag Malay: memimik Dutch flag Dutch: imiteren Norwegian flag Norwegian: herme etter, parodiere, e
Polish flag Polish: naśladować Persian flag Persian: تقلید کردن؛ ادای کسی را د Pashto flag Pashto: د چا پيښى كول
Portuguese flag Portuguese: imitar Romanian flag Romanian: a imita Russian flag Russian: имитировать
Slovak flag Slovak: napodobniť Slovenian flag Slovenian: posnemati Serbian flag Serbian: imitirati
Swedish flag Swedish: härma, imitera, parodiera Thai flag Thai: ล้อเลียน Turkish flag Turkish: taklidini yapmak
Taiwanese flag Taiwanese: 模仿 Ukrainian flag Ukrainian: передражнювати; пародіюва Urdu flag Urdu: کسی شخص کی تفریحا نقل کرن
Vietnamese flag Vietnamese: bắt chước Chinese flag Chinese: 模仿

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