To mimic is defined as to imitate or to copy.
(verb)An example of to mimic is for a child to imitate everything her old sister does.
The definition of mimic is make-believe.
(adjective)An example of something mimic is a pretend trial in a law class.
See mimic in Webster's New World College Dictionary
adjective
Origin: L mimicus < Gr mimikos < mimos, actor
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See mimic in American Heritage Dictionary 4
transitive verb mim·icked, mim·ick·ing, mim·ics
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Origin: From Latin mīmicus, mimic
Origin: , from Greek mīmikos
Origin: , from mīmos, imitator, mime
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