/ ˈmɪmɪk; NAmE / verb , noun
■ verb ( -ck- )
1.
to copy the way sb speaks, moves, behaves, etc., especially in order to make other people laugh :
[ vn ]
She's always mimicking the teachers.
He mimicked her southern accent.
[also v speech ]
2.
[ vn ] to look or behave like sth else
SYN imitate :
The robot was programmed to mimic a series of human movements.
■ noun
a person or an animal that can copy the voice, movements, etc. of others
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WORD ORIGIN
late 16th cent. (as noun and adjective): via Latin from Greek mimikos , from mimos mime.