mimic

CEFRC1

/ˈmɪm.ɪk/

verb · noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    verb

    To copy someone's actions, voice, or behavior, often to amuse.

  2. 02

    noun

    A person or animal that copies another's sounds or actions.

Examples

  • A parrot can mimic a person's voice.

  • Sami and Layla wanted to mimic the movie.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
5
Synonyms
2

Deep Dive

verb

Extra meanings

  1. A person who practices mimicry; especially:, A mime.

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

  3. To imitate, especially in order to ridicule.

More examples

In context

  • Sport is frankly mimic warfare.

  • Jess jumped slightly at hearing Tillyʼs extremely accurate mimic of her voice.

  • An artificial kidney these days still means a refrigerator-sized dialysis machine. Such devices mimic the way real kidneys cleanse blood and eject impurities and surplus water as urine.

Synonyms

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The parrot can blank human speech perfectly by repeating sounds it hears.

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Origin

verb

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