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mimic

/ˈmɪm.ɪk/

noun

Meaning

  • A person who practices mimicry, or mime.

  • An imitation.

verb

Meaning

  • To imitate, especially in order to ridicule.

  • To take on the appearance of another, for protection or camouflage.

adjective

Meaning

  • Pertaining to mimicry; imitative.

  • Mock, pretended.

  • Imitative; characterized by resemblance to other forms; applied to crystals which by twinning resemble simple forms of a higher grade of symmetry.