mimic Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun someone who mimics (especially an actor or actress)
    mimicker.
  2. verb imitate (a person or manner), especially for satirical effect
    mime.
    • The actor mimicked the President very accurately
  3. adjective satellite constituting an imitation
    • the mimic warfare of the opera stage"- Archibald Alison

WordNet

Mim"ic, Mim"ic*al adjective (Also<
  • Mimic
  • Mimical
)
Etymology
L. mimicus, Gr. , fr. mime: cf. F. mimique. See Mime.
Definitions
  1. Imitative; mimetic.
    Oft, in her absence, mimic fancy wakes To imitate her. Milton.
    Man is, of all creatures, the most mimical. W. Wotton.
  2. Consisting of, or formed by, imitation; imitated; as, mimic gestures. "Mimic hootings." Wordsworth.
  3. (Min.) Imitative; characterized by resemblance to other forms; -- applied to crystals which by twinning resemble simple forms of a higher grade of symmetry. ✍ Mimic often implies something droll or ludicrous, and is less dignified than imitative.
Mim"ic noun
Definitions
  1. One who imitates or mimics, especially one who does so for sport; a copyist; a buffoon. Burke.
Mim"ic transitive verb
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Mimicked ; present participle & verbal noun Mimicking
Definitions
  1. To imitate or ape for sport; to ridicule by imitation.
    The walk, the words, the gesture, could supply, The habit mimic, and the mien belie. Dryden.
  2. (Biol.) To assume a resemblance to (some other organism of a totally different nature, or some surrounding object), as a means of protection or advantage. Syn. -- To ape; imitate; counterfeit; mock.

Webster 1913