- 1mimic somebody/something | + speech to copy the way somebody speaks, moves, behaves, etc., especially in order to make other people laugh She's always mimicking the teachers. He mimicked her southern accent. Oxford Collocations Dictionary adverbaccurately, closely, exactly, … verb + mimictry to See full entry
- 2mimic something (specialist or formal) to look or behave like something else synonym imitate The robot was programmed to mimic a series of human movements. the creation of a vaccine that mimics the virus Oxford Collocations Dictionary adverbaccurately, closely, exactly, … verb + mimictry to See full entry Word Originlate 16th cent. (as noun and adjective): via Latin from Greek mimikos, from mimos ‘mime’.Extra examples The computer model is able to mimic very closely the actions of a golfer. He mimicked her accent. Scientists have created a vaccine that mimics the virus. She’s always mimicking the teachers.
mimic
verbBrE BrE//ˈmɪmɪk//; NAmE NAmE//ˈmɪmɪk//
Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they mimic BrE BrE//ˈmɪmɪk//; NAmE NAmE//ˈmɪmɪk//
he / she / it mimics BrE BrE//ˈmɪmɪks//; NAmE NAmE//ˈmɪmɪks//
past simple mimicked BrE BrE//ˈmɪmɪkt//; NAmE NAmE//ˈmɪmɪkt//
past participle mimicked BrE BrE//ˈmɪmɪkt//; NAmE NAmE//ˈmɪmɪkt//
-ing form mimicking BrE BrE//ˈmɪmɪkɪŋ//; NAmE NAmE//ˈmɪmɪkɪŋ//
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