Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to mimic
Participle: mimicked
Gerund: mimicking
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | mimic |
| you | mimic |
| he;she;it | mimics |
| we | mimic |
| you | mimic |
| they | mimic |
Perfect
| I | have mimicked |
| you | have mimicked |
| he;she;it | has mimicked |
| we | have mimicked |
| you | have mimicked |
| they | have mimicked |
Past
| I | mimicked |
| you | mimicked |
| he;she;it | mimicked |
| we | mimicked |
| you | mimicked |
| they | mimicked |
Pluperfect
| I | had mimicked |
| you | had mimicked |
| he;she;it | had mimicked |
| we | had mimicked |
| you | had mimicked |
| they | had mimicked |
Future
| I | will mimic |
| you | will mimic |
| he;she;it | will mimic |
| we | will mimic |
| you | will mimic |
| they | will mimic |
Future Perfect
| I | will have mimicked |
| you | will have mimicked |
| he;she;it | will have mimicked |
| we | will have mimicked |
| you | will have mimicked |
| they | will have mimicked |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | mimic |
| you | mimic |
| he;she;it | mimic |
| we | mimic |
| you | mimic |
| they | mimic |
Perfect
| I | have mimicked |
| you | have mimicked |
| he;she;it | have mimicked |
| we | have mimicked |
| you | have mimicked |
| they | have mimicked |
Imperfect
| I | mimicked |
| you | mimicked |
| he;she;it | mimicked |
| we | mimicked |
| you | mimicked |
| they | mimicked |
Pluperfect
| I | had mimicked |
| you | had mimicked |
| he;she;it | had mimicked |
| we | had mimicked |
| you | had mimicked |
| they | had mimicked |
Conditional
Present
| I | would mimic |
| you | would mimic |
| he;she;it | would mimic |
| we | would mimic |
| you | would mimic |
| they | would mimic |
Perfect
| I | would have mimicked |
| you | would have mimicked |
| he;she;it | would have mimicked |
| we | would have mimicked |
| you | would have mimicked |
| they | would have mimicked |
Imperative
| you | mimic |
| we | Let's mimic |
| you | mimic |
Verbs conjugated like 'mimic'
bivouac,
critic,
fabric,
frolic,
havoc,
limbec,
mimic,
physic,
picnic,
prognostic,
rollic,
rubric,
traffic,
zinc,
Verbs similar to 'mimic'
mimick,
dimit,
limit,
mime,
mimeo,
admin,
admit,
admix,
aim,
amit,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
- to make fun of
- befool, bust on, clown around, gibe, gird, gleek, jape, jeer, jive, josh, kid, make a fool of, make fun of, make sport of, mock, needle, niggle, poke fun at, pull one's leg, razz, rib, roast, satirize, scoff, scorn, take the mickey, tease, twit
- to use as a model or pattern
- ape, copy, ditto, emulate, imitate, match, mime, mirror, mock, parallel, reproduce, simulate
- imitate
- ape, mime, burlesque, parrot, mock, parody, travesty
Antonyms
- imitate
- misrepresent, distort, modify, vary
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
From Latin mīmicus, from Ancient Greek μῑμικός (mīmikós, “belonging to mimes”), from μῖμος (mîmos, “imitator, actor”); see mime.
Sample Sentences
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An artificial kidney these days still means a refrigerator-sized dialysis machine. Such devices mimic the way real kidneys cleanse blood and eject impurities and surplus water as urine. [2013 June 1, “A better waterworks”, in The Economist, volume 407, number 8838, page 5 (Technology Quarterly):]