mimic

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That success brought Baldwin the first of many invitations to guest-host "Saturday Night Live" - so launching an admired secondary career as a mimic, and a parodist of such alpha males as Robert De Niro.

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  1. transitive verb To copy or imitate closely, especially in speech, expression, and gesture; ape.
  2. transitive verb To copy or imitate so as to ridicule; mock: always mimicking the boss. See Synonyms at imitate.
  3. transitive verb To resemble closely; simulate: an insect that mimics a twig.
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  • A still more accomplished mimic, a lemon-crested cockatoo, reproduced the voices of little hungry pigs. —  Grain and Chaff from an English Manor
  • He was an inimitable mimic, and had perfect command of a Dutchman's brogue. —  David Crockett: His Life and Adventures
  • Each game has an object or a goal and a set of rules which mimic, after a fashion, the laws of nature. —  Cascade Point
  • Sinking to her knees, she wanted to just lie down and cry, unable to believe the firebird had betrayed her; despite being a notorious trickster, mimic, and nest robber, the flame-colored jay had never played her false before. —  F ;SF; - vol 104 issue 02 - February 2003
  • Snyder has been hailed as a visionary director _ primarily by the studio releasing the movie _ but "300" and "Watchmen" both prove he's really a skilled mimic, albeit one with visual flair. —  Central Florida News 13 - Latest Headlines
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Etymologies (3)

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  1. From Latin mīmicus, mimic, from Greek mīmikos, from mīmos, imitator, mime.

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  1. = French mimique = Spanish mímico = Portuguese Italian mimico, from Latin mimicus, from Greek μιμικός, belonging to mimes, from μῖμος, a mime: see mime.
  2. from mimic, adjective
 

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