mimic

Meanings

1. 1
   verb

   To copy the way someone speaks or behaves, often to make people laugh.

   The comedian mimicked the president's voice perfectly.

2. 2
   verb

   To copy or look like something else.

   The machine is designed to mimic the way a real kidney works.

3. 3
   noun

   A person who is good at copying others.

   He's a brilliant mimic and can do dozens of accents.

Simplified etymology

Mimic entered English in the late 16th century and comes from the same imitative root as mime and Greek pantomimos, “imitator of all.”

From Latin mīmicus, from Ancient Greek μῑμικός (mīmikós, “belonging to mimes”), from μῖμος (mîmos, “imitator, actor”); see mime.

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