Mimic

Word MIMIC
Character 5
Hyphenation mim ic
Pronunciations /ˈmɪm.ɪk/

Definitions and meanings of "Mimic"

What do we mean by mimic?

To copy or imitate closely, especially in speech, expression, and gesture. transitive verb

To copy or imitate so as to ridicule; mock: synonym: imitate. transitive verb

To reproduce or simulate. transitive verb

To resemble by biological mimicry. transitive verb

To have a similar structure, action, or effect as. transitive verb

To produce symptoms like those of (a disease). transitive verb

To produce (symptoms) like those produced by a different disease. transitive verb

One that imitates, especially. noun

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

One who practices the art of mime. noun

An organism that resembles another by mimicry. noun

A chemical having a structure, action, or effect like that of another. noun

A disease or disorder producing symptoms like those of another. noun

Relating to or characteristic of a mimic or mimicry. adjective

Make-believe; mock. adjective

To act in imitation of; simulate a likeness to; imitate or copy in speech or action, either mockingly or seriously.

To produce an imitation of; make something similar or corresponding to; copy in form, character, or quality.

Specifically, in zoology and botany, to imitate, simulate, or resemble (something else) in form, color, or other characteristic; assume the character or appearance of (some other object). See mimicry, 3.

A person who practices mimicry, or mime.

An imitation.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Mimic

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The word "mimic" in example sentences

For an hour she crouched on the floor, listening to the heavy voices of the men rumbling up and down in mimic thunder. ❋ Unknown (2010)

And, if you continue in the chapter you find that the natural selection this would mimic is credited for the advance of superior nations like the United States, and that the high quality people in Canada are those coming from western Europe. ❋ Unknown (2007)

He sat there gazing right and left and amusing himself with watching the merchants and passers-by, and as he was thus engaged behold, there came into the bazar a Persian riding on a she-mule and carrying behind him a damsel; as she were argent of alloy free or a fish Balti447 in mimic sea or a doe-gazelle on desert lea. ❋ Unknown (2006)

A clink of lunch-pails swinging as they clash in mimic fray, ❋ Unknown (1922)

Alongside the plodders skipped and ran, rushed back and forth the younger, frivolous characters, kicking up their heels, biting at one another, or lowering their horns in short mimic charges -- gay, animated flankers to the main army. ❋ Stewart Edward White (1909)

A type of Him who was the great sin-bearer, not in mimic show as Ezekiel, but in reality ❋ Unknown (1871)

Whatever way it worked, the final result was a machine intelligence that could reproduce - some philosophers still preferred to use the word "mimic" - most of the activities of the human brain - and with far greater speed and reliability. ❋ Clarke, Arthur C. (1968)

This mimic is Japanese-style to his very handles;] abu ❋ Michael James (2008)

Hence time is aptly described as a mimic of eternity that seeks to break up in its fragmentary flight the permanence of its exemplar. ❋ Plotinus (1952)

On-screen figures in sports or dance titles mimic the body movements of people in the real world. ❋ Unknown (2010)

(His titles mimic the fragmented and compressed lexicon of e-chatter.) ❋ Sarah Milroy (2010)

The monogamous frog species Ranitomeya imitator, known as the mimic poison frog, is already known to science. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The bottle labels mimic Dow's red diamond logo with a drawing of the factory above the name and below that it was bottled in Bhopal and is "not suitable for human consumption". ❋ Unknown (2009)

(1, 4) It is recognized as one of the more rare causes of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS), although it may be better described as a mimic, rather than a cause, of SIDS Overview: Two main types of fat are found in the body: triglycerides and waxes. ❋ Unknown (2009)

I mean it's not like a recipe you can mimic, which is what coke ripoffs do. ❋ Unknown (2008)

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