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MIMIC

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

Irregular inflected forms: mimicked    , mimicking   

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Someone who mimics (especially an actor or actress)

Synonyms:

mimic; mimicker

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("mimic" is a kind of...):

imitator; impersonator (someone who (fraudulently) assumes the appearance of another)

Derivation:

mimic (imitate (a person or manner), especially for satirical effect)

 II. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Constituting an imitation

Example:

the mimic warfare of the opera stage

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

imitative (marked by or given to imitation)

Derivation:

mime (a performance using gestures and body movements without words)

 III. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Imitate (a person or manner), especially for satirical effect

Example:

The actor mimicked the President very accurately

Synonyms:

mime; mimic

Classified under:

Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing

Hypernyms (to "mimic" is one way to...):

copy; imitate; simulate (reproduce someone's behavior or looks)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s something

Derivation:

mimic; mimicker (someone who mimics (especially an actor or actress))

Credits

 Context examples: 

Mimicking the action of a-MSH, afamelanotide stimulates melanocytes to increase the production and release of melanin.

(Afamelanotide, NCI Thesaurus)

Alclometasone dipropionate is a glucocorticoid receptor agonist that mimics the metabolic, anti-inflammatory, immunosuppressive, antipruritic, and vasoconstrictive effects of natural glucocorticoids.

(Alclometasone Dipropionate, NCI Thesaurus)

A peptide that mimics naturally occurring interleukin-11 (IL-11) with interleukin receptor binding activity.

(Bone Metastasis Targeting Peptide-11, NCI Thesaurus)

A synthetic 16mer mimic of MUC-1.

(BP16 Vaccine, NCI Thesaurus)

Upon oral administration, oxycodone binds to opioid receptors, thereby mimicking the effects of endogenous opiates to provide analgesia.

(Oxycodone Hydrochloride/Naloxone Hydrochloride Prolonged-release Tablet, NCI Thesaurus)

Oxycodone binds to mu-receptors in the central nervous system (CNS), thereby mimicking the effects of endogenous opiates.

(Oxycodone hydrochloride, NCI Thesaurus)

Oxycodone terephthalate exerts its analgesic actions by binding to the mu-receptors in the central nervous system (CNS), thereby mimicking the effects of endogenous opiates.

(Oxycodone Terephthalate, NCI Thesaurus)

Acetaminophen exerts its analgesic activity by inhibiting prostaglandin synthesis, while oxycodone exerts its analgesic activity by binding to the mu-receptors in the central nervous system (CNS), thereby mimicking the effects of endogenous opioids.

(Oxycodone/Acetaminophen, NCI Thesaurus)

Harewood’s peculiarity is to mimic the Prince in everything.

(Rodney Stone, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

They have acquired new and almost unlimited powers; they can command the thunders of heaven, mimic the earthquake, and even mock the invisible world with its own shadows.

(Frankenstein, by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley)