COPY


Meaning of COPY in English

n.

Function: verb

Inflected Form: cop · ied ; copy · ing

Date: 14th century

transitive verb

1 : to make a copy or duplicate of < copy a document> < copy a computer file>

2 : to model oneself on

intransitive verb

1 : to make a copy

2 : to undergo copying <the document did not copy well>

synonyms COPY , IMITATE , MIMIC , APE , MOCK mean to make something so that it resembles an existing thing. COPY suggests duplicating an original as nearly as possible < copied the painting and sold the fake as an original>. IMITATE suggests following a model or a pattern but may allow for some variation < imitate a poet's style>. MIMIC implies a close copying (as of voice or mannerism) often for fun, ridicule, or lifelike imitation <pupils mimicking their teacher>. APE may suggest presumptuous, slavish, or inept imitating of a superior original <American fashion designers aped their European colleagues>. MOCK usually implies imitation with derision < mocking a vain man's pompous manner>.

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary.      Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка.