Mimic

  • 21mimic — I UK [ˈmɪmɪk] / US verb [transitive] Word forms mimic : present tense I/you/we/they mimic he/she/it mimics present participle mimicking past tense mimicked past participle mimicked 1) to copy someone s voice, behaviour, or appearance, especially… …

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  • 22Mimic — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Mimic est un personnage de fiction appartenant à l univers de Marvel Comics, il est membre des X Men. Mimic est un film américain réalisé par Guillermo… …

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  • 23mimic — verb ADVERB ▪ accurately, closely ▪ The computer model is able to mimic very closely the actions of a golfer. ▪ exactly, perfectly ▪ She could mimic her father perfectly …

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  • 24mimic — mim|ic1 [ˈmımık] v past tense and past participle mimicked present participle mimicking [T] [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: mimic copying (16 21 centuries), from Latin mimicus, from Greek, from mimos; MIME1] 1.) to copy the way someone speaks or… …

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  • 25mimic — mim|ic1 [ mımık ] (present participle mim|ick|ing; past tense and past participle mim|icked) verb transitive 1. ) to copy someone s voice, behavior, or appearance, especially in order to make people laugh or to make someone feel annoyed or… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 26mimic — To imitate or simulate. [G. mimikos, imitating, fr. mimos, a m.] * * * multivane intensity modulation compensation * * * mim·ic mim ik n one that mimics <a mimic of a naturally occurring hormone> mimic vt, mim·icked ikt; mim·ick·ing to… …

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  • 27mimic — 1 verb past tense and past participle mimicked (T) 1 to copy the way someone speaks or behaves, especially in order to make people laugh: Sally used to keep us entertained by mimicking the teacher. 2 to behave or operate in exactly the same way… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 28mimic — 1. verb 1) she mimicked his accent Syn: imitate, copy, impersonate, do an impression of, ape, caricature, parody, lampoon, burlesque, parrot; informal send up, take off, spoof See note at imitate 2) …

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  • 29mimic — I. noun Date: 1596 1. mime 2 2. one that mimics II. adjective Etymology: Latin mimicus, from Greek mimikos, from mimos mime Date: 1625 1. a. imitati …

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  • 30mimic — mimicker, n. /mim ik/, v., mimicked, mimicking, n., adj. v.t. 1. to imitate or copy in action, speech, etc., often playfully or derisively. 2. to imitate in a servile or unthinking way; ape. 3. to be an imitation of; simulate; resemble closely. n …

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