mimic

[MimĀ·ic]

A mimic is someone who is good at imitating others. A gifted mimic might be able to imitate one president after another just by minimally changing facial expression and manner of speaking.

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One who imitates or mimics, especially one who does so for sport; a copyist; a buffoon.

Noun
someone who mimics (especially an actor or actress)

Verb
imitate (a person, a manner, etc.), especially for satirical effect; "The actor mimicked the President very accurately"

Adjective S.
constituting an imitation; "the mimic warfare of the opera stage"- Archibald Alison


a.
Alt. of Mimical

n.
One who imitates or mimics, especially one who does so for sport; a copyist; a buffoon.

v. t.
To imitate or ape for sport; to ridicule by imitation.

v. t.
To assume a resemblance to (some other organism of a totally different nature, or some surrounding object), as a means of protection or advantage.


Mimic

Mim"ic, n. One who imitates or mimics, especially one who does so for sport; a copyist; a buffoon. Burke.

Mimic

Mim"ic, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Mimicked ; p. pr. & vb. n. Mimicking.] 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.
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.

One who imitates or mimics, especially one who does so for sport; a copyist; a buffoon.

To imitate or ape for sport; to ridicule by imitation.

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Usage Examples

Human intelligence is a reflection of the intelligence that produces everything. In knowing, we are simply extending the intelligence that comes to and constitutes us. We mimic the mind of God, so to speak. Or better, we continue and extend it.

I was a huge fan of comedy and movies and TV growing up, and I was able to memorize and mimic a lot of things, not realizing that that meant I probably wanted to be an actor. I just really, really amused myself and my friends with memorizing entire George Carlin or Steve Martin albums.

You know, I was a huge fan of comedy and movies and TV growing up, and I was able to memorize and mimic a lot of things, not realizing that that meant I probably wanted to be an actor.

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Other Usage Examples

A lot of these angles are really about trying to mimic broadcast sports angles in order to anchor the scene, to sort of normalize it before it becomes abstracted.

I was a mimic when I was a child. I mimicked the teacher and made friends that way, actually. That was a very subversive activity, because I was a goody-goody who never got in trouble. But if I went off in the corner and mimicked the teacher, people loved it.

Cunning... is but the low mimic of wisdom.

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