| VERB | creation | mimic, mime | imitate (a person or manner) , especially for satirical effect |
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| NOUN | person | mimic, mimicker | someone who mimics (especially an actor or actress) |
| ADJECTIVE | all | mimic | constituting an imitation |
| Sounds | mih'mihk | |
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| Rhymes | academic ... Zurich: 733 rhymes with ihk... | |
| Meaning | constituting an imitation. | |
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| Example | "the mimic warfare of the opera stage"- Archibald Alison | |
| Broader | imitative | marked by or given to imitation |
| Spanish | mímico | |
| Nouns | mime | a performance using gestures and body movements without words |
| Meaning | someone who mimics (especially an actor or actress). | |
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| Synonym | mimicker | |
| Broader | impersonator, imitator | someone who (fraudulently) assumes the appearance of another |
| Spanish | arrendajo, mimo, parodiador, remedador | |
| Catalan | escarnidor | |
| Verbs | mimic | imitate (a person or manner) , especially for satirical effect |
| Meaning | imitate (a person or manner) , especially for satirical effect. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s something | |
| Example | "The actor mimicked the President very accurately" | |
| Synonym | mime | |
| Broader | imitate, copy, simulate | Reproduce someone's behavior or looks |
| Spanish | mimar, remedar | |
| Catalan | mimar | |
| Nouns | mimic, mimicker | someone who mimics (especially an actor or actress) |
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