- Copied
- Copy Cop"y, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Copied}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Copying}.] [Cf. F. copir, fr. LL. copiare. See {Copy}, n.]
1. To make a copy or copies of; to write; print, engrave, or
paint after an original; to duplicate; to reproduce; to
transcribe; as, to copy a manuscript, inscription, design,
painting, etc.; -- often with out, sometimes with off.
[1913 Webster]
I like the work well; ere it be demanded (As like enough it will), I'd have it copied. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
Let this be copied out, And keep it safe for our remembrance. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
2. To imitate; to attempt to resemble, as in manners or course of life. [1913 Webster]
We copy instinctively the voices of our companions, their accents, and their modes of pronunciation. --Stewart. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.