Mimic

  • 11Mimic — Mim ic, n. One who imitates or mimics, especially one who does so for sport; a copyist; a buffoon. Burke. [1913 Webster] …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 12mimic — index impersonate, jape, mock (imitate), pose (impersonate), pretend Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton …

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  • 13mimic — The inflected forms of the verb are mimics, mimicked, mimicking …

    Modern English usage

  • 14mimic — ► VERB (mimicked, mimicking) 1) imitate in order to entertain or ridicule. 2) (of an animal or plant) take on the appearance of (another) to deter predators or for camouflage. 3) replicate the effects of. ► NOUN 1) a person skilled in mimicking …

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  • 15MIMIC — This article is about the programming language. For the vaccine development tool, see MIMIC (Immunology). MIMIC, known in capitalized form only, is a former simulation computer language developed 1964 by H. E. Petersen, F. J. Sansom and L. M.… …

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  • 16mimic — 01. Their parrot can [mimic] their mother s voice perfectly. 02. People who are able to [mimic] others are said to make excellent language learners. 03. My brother likes to try to [mimic] a Mexican accent, but he s not very good at it. 04. Actor… …

    Grammatical examples in English

  • 17Mimic — Filmdaten Deutscher Titel Mimic – Angriff der Killerinsekten Originaltitel Mimic …

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  • 18Mimic 2 — Filmdaten Deutscher Titel Mimic 2: Hardshell Produktionsland USA …

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  • 19mimic — {{11}}mimic (adj.) 1590s, from L. mimicus, from Gk. mimikos of or pertaining to mimes, verbal adjective from mimeisthai to mimic, imitate, portray by means of imitation (see MIMEOGRAPH (Cf. mimeograph)). {{12}}mimic (n.) 1580s, a mime, from L.… …

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  • 20mimic — [[t]mɪ̱mɪk[/t]] mimics, mimicking, mimicked 1) VERB If you mimic the actions or voice of a person or animal, you imitate them, usually in a way that is meant to be amusing or entertaining. [V n] He could mimic anybody, and he often reduced Isabel …

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