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Definition of mimic
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Examples of mimic in a Sentence
a gifted mimic who can do a terrific imitation of anyone's voice
a mimic in black clothes and white facial makeup
Recent Examples of mimic from the Web
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The soda tax mimics similar sin taxes—taxes on habits that lower life expectancy, incur health risks and raise health care costs.
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The team’s grabber mimics that behavior, resulting in a device that can grip and release a variety of shapes without pushing them away.
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Nearly half of respondents — 48 percent — said the House health-care bill, which the Senate draft mimics in many ways, was a bad idea.
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An array of LED lights mimics sunlight, giving the cylinder an eerie blue glow.
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The ban is one of the region’s strictest anti-tobacco laws and mimics the 2012 ordinance Duterte created in his hometown of Davao City, Reuters reported.
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The zesty combination of Biscoff and fresh lime juice mimics the flavor of key lime pie.
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OneDrive on Demand mimics Windows 8.1’s OneDrive placeholders, showing online-only files in your local file system.
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Brown thrashers are mimics with extremely varied repertoires.
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Origin and Etymology of mimic
see 2mimic
Other Performing Arts Terms
Examples of mimic in a Sentence
police were concerned that the mimic gun, although intended only as a toy, might be confused with the real thing in certain situations
a mimic battle fought by kids playing around in the schoolyard
Origin and Etymology of mimic
Latin mimicus, from Greek mimikos, from mimos mime
Other Performing Arts Terms
Examples of mimic in a Sentence
She has a talent for mimicking famous actresses.
The lamp mimics natural sunlight.
a butterfly that mimics a leaf
Recent Examples of mimic from the Web
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Drawing inspiration from her Anti promo video, the Cut challenged makeup artists Candace Sheppard and Camara Aunique to mimic Rihanna’s brooding dark lip and jet-black brows.
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The roughly 12-foot pool toy mimics the design of an actual wood log.
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The lead designer Brendan Greene (also known as PlayerUnknown) created the game to mimic the Japanese cult film Battle Royale, a goofily disturbing meditation on man’s inhumanity.
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Since lymph nodes are abundant in the armpit area, [an armpit tattoo] can pigment those lymph nodes, and mimic—or confuse—a cancer diagnosis.
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Mary E. Rodman stands in gang territory, and the children mimic the sights around them.
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These products, some known generically as spice and bath salts, mimicked the effects of illegal drugs but were not outright illegal because chemists had slightly altered the active ingredients.
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By mimicking those hairs with tiny, silicon wedges, researchers are now creating a gecko grip of their own—and are testing it for space.
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The woman then mimicked wringing the neck of Shkreli, who was sitting a dozen or so feet away, but likely couldn't hear her words to the judge, prosecutors and defense lawyers.
These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'mimic.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
Origin and Etymology of mimic
see 2mimic
Synonym Discussion of mimic
MIMIC Defined for English Language Learners
mimic
playDefinition of mimic for English Language Learners
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: a person who copies the behavior or speech of other people : a person who mimics other people; also : an animal that naturally looks like something else
mimic
Definition of mimic for English Language Learners
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: to copy (someone or someone's behavior or speech) especially for humor
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: to create the appearance or effect of (something)
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: to naturally look like (something)
MIMIC Defined for Kids
Definition of mimic for Students
: a person or animal that imitates something or someone Parrots can be excellent mimics of human speech.
Definition of mimic for Students
mimicked
;mimicking
1 : to imitate very closely She can mimic her favorite actress.
2 : to make fun of by imitating Stop mimicking everything I say.
Medical Dictionary
mimic
Medical Definition of mimic
mimicked
\-ikt\play ;mimicking
: to imitate or resemble closely: asa: to imitate the symptoms of an acute inflammatory process located in the ileocecal region mimics acute appendicitis—Merck Manualb: to produce an effect and especially a physiological effect similar to chemically unrelated to the hormone that it mimics—Chemical & Engineering News
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