See Also: Mimic(medicine)
mimic(2)(dictionary)
mimic(1)(dictionary)
Mimic(money)
mimic tic(medicine)
mimic spasm(medicine)
mimic genes(medicine)
mimic convulsion(medicine)
mimic 1, verb(dictionary)
mimic 2, noun(dictionary)

mimic(2) (iou)



mimic verb trans. Infl. -ck-. L17.
[from MIMIC noun.]
Imitate or copy (a person, gesture, action, etc.), esp. to amuse or ridicule; imitate or copy minutely or servilely. Also, represent in mime. L17.
Defoe The devil is known to mimic the methods, as well as the actions of his maker. L. Stephen The absurdity of mimicking a man who was his junior. R. Kipling 'This is disgraceful,' said Maisie, mimicking Mrs. Jennett's tone. Tolkien You should have been the king's jester and earned your bread, and stripes too, by mimicking his counsellors. G. Greene The purser mimicked the action of a man drinking and pointed towards me.
Of a thing: have a close resemblance to; have the appearance of; spec. in Medicine, (of a drug) produce an effect very similar to (the effect of another substance or agency). M18.
Biology. Have a mimetic resemblance to (something else) in form or colour. M19.
Mullerian mimic: see MuLLERIAN adjective2.
mimicker noun M19.