MIMIC

I. noun Date: 1596 mime 2, one that ~s, II. adjective Etymology: Latin ~us, from Greek mimikos, from mimos mime Date: 1625 1. imitative , imitation , mock , of or relating to mime or ~ry, III. transitive verb (~ked; ~king) Date: 1671 to imitate closely ; ape , to ridicule by imitation, simulate , to resemble by biological ~ry, see: copy