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- DictionaryMim·ic/ˈmimik/
verb
- 1. imitate (someone or their actions or words), especially in order to entertain or ridicule: "she mimicked Eileen's voice"
noun
- 1. a person skilled in imitating the voice, mannerisms, or movements of others in an entertaining way: "he has great ability as a mimic"
adjective
- 1. imitative of something, especially for amusement: "they were waging mimic war"
to copy the way in which a particular person usually speaks and moves, usually in order to make people laugh: She was mimicking the various people in our office. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Mocking and taunting. caricature. deride. derision. derisively. lampoon. make a mockery of something idiom. make a monkey out of someone idiom.
A mimic is someone who is good at imitating others. A gifted mimic might be able to imitate one president after another just by minimally changing facial expression and manner of speaking. Mimic, related to mime ("an entertainer who performs using gestures not speech"), can be traced back to the Greek mimeisthai, "to imitate." Usually when you ...
mimic something (specialist or formal) to look or behave like something else synonym imitate. The robot was programmed to mimic a series of human movements. Scientists have created a vaccine that mimics the virus. The computer model is able to mimic very closely the actions of a golfer.
to have the same behaviour or qualities as something else: The drug mimics the effects of a natural hormone. mimic. noun [ C ] uk / ˈmɪmɪk / us. someone who is good at mimicking other people. (Definition of mimic from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of mimic. in Chinese (Traditional)
See synonyms for mimic on Thesaurus.com verb (used with object), mim·icked, mim·ick·ing. to imitate or copy in action, speech, etc., often playfully or derisively.
verb. /ˈmɪmɪk/ Verb Forms. mimic somebody/something + speech to copy the way someone speaks, moves, behaves, etc., especially in order to make other people laugh She's always mimicking the teachers. He mimicked her southern accent. Want to learn more?
1. a. To copy or imitate closely, especially in speech, expression, and gesture: a girl who naturally mimics her older sister. b. To copy or imitate so as to ridicule; mock: always mimicking the boss. See Synonyms at imitate. 2.
