[mock] vb [ME, fr. MF mocquer] vt (15c) 1: to treat with contempt or ridicule: deride
2: to disappoint the hopes of
3: defy, challenge
4. a: to imitate (as a mannerism) closely: mimic b: to mimic in sport or derision ~ vi: jeer, scoff syn see ridicule, copy -- mock.er n -- mock.ing.ly adv
[2]mock n (15c) 1: an act of ridicule or derision: jeer
2: one that is an object of derision or scorn
3: mockery
4. a: an act of imitation b: something made as an imitation [3]mock adj (1548): of, relating to, or having the character of an imitation: simulated, feigned "the ~ solemnity of the parody" [4]mock adv (ca. 1619): in an insincere or counterfeit manner--usu. used in combination "mock-serious"