From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Mimic \Mim"ic\, verb (used with an object) [imp. & p. p. {Mimicked}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Mimicking}.]
1. To imitate or ape for sport; to ridicule by imitation.
The walk, the words, the gesture, could supply, The habit mimic, and the mien belie. --Dryden.
2. (Biol.) To assume a resemblance to (some other organism of a totally different nature, or some surrounding object), as a means of protection or advantage.
Syn: To ape; imitate; counterfeit; mock.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
adjective
1: constituting an imitation; "the mimic warfare of the opera stage"- Archibald Alison
noun
1: someone who mimics (especially an actor or actress) [syn: {mimicker}]
verb
1: imitate (a person, a manner, etc.), especially for satirical effect; "The actor mimicked the President very accurately" [syn: {mime}] [also: {mimicking}, {mimicked}]
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
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