MIMIC (mimicked, mimicking)

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Irregular inflected forms: mimicked    , mimicking   

 Dictionary entry overview: What does mimic mean? 

• MIMIC (noun)
  The noun MIMIC has 1 sense:

1. someone who mimics (especially an actor or actress)

  Familiarity information: MIMIC used as a noun is very rare.

• MIMIC (adjective)
  The adjective MIMIC has 1 sense:

1. constituting an imitation

  Familiarity information: MIMIC used as an adjective is very rare.

• MIMIC (verb)
  The verb MIMIC has 1 sense:

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

  Familiarity information: MIMIC used as a verb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• MIMIC (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Someone who mimics (especially an actor or actress)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

mimic; mimicker

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)

• MIMIC (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Constituting an imitation

Context example:

the mimic warfare of the opera stage

Similar:

imitative (marked by or given to imitation)

Derivation:

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

• MIMIC (verb)

Present simple: I / you / we / they mimic    ... he / she / it mimics   
Past simple: mimiced   
Past participle: mimiced   
-ing form: mimicing   

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing

Synonyms:

mime; mimic

Context example:

The actor mimicked the President very accurately

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))

 Context examples 

A monoclonal antibody that functionally mimics MUC-1 antigen, a tumor cell surface antigen.

(Anti-idiotype MUC-1 Monoclonal Antibody, NCI Thesaurus)

Anamorelin binds to and stimulates the growth hormone secretagogue receptor (GHSR) centrally, thereby mimicking the appetite-stimulating and growth hormone-releasing effects of ghrelin.

(Anamorelin, NCI Thesaurus)

A murine anti-idiotypic monoclonal antibody (anti-Id MoAb) that is directed against an idiotype mimicking a disialoganglioside GD3.

(Anti-idiotypic Monoclonal Antibody BEC2, NCI Thesaurus)

An anti-idiotypic monoclonal antibody that mimics the ganglioside GD3, a tumor antigen on the surface of certain types of tumor cells and stimulates a stronger immune response to cells expressing natural GD3.

(BEC-2, NCI Thesaurus)

Mimicking the natural OX4 ligand (OX40L), anti-OX40 monoclonal antibody selectively binds to and activates the OX40 receptor.

(Anti-OX40 Monoclonal Antibody, NCI Thesaurus)

Natural or synthetic Alpha-adrenergic Agonists selectively bind to and activate alpha adrenergic receptors of the sympathetic nervous system, mimicking the actions of natural sympathomimetic neurotransmitters (norepinephrine and related substances).

(Alpha-Adrenergic Agonist, NCI Thesaurus)

Alfentanil primarily binds to mu-opioid receptor, a G-protein-coupled receptor, thereby mimicking the actions of morphine, the prototypical mu receptor agonist.

(Alfentanil, NCI Thesaurus)

Following cellular uptake, acadesine is phosphorylated to AICA ribotide (ZMP), which mimics 5'-adenosine monophosphate (AMP).

(Acadesine, NCI Thesaurus)

A synthetic peptide that mimics the anti-angiogenic activity of the endogenous protein thrombospondin-1 (TSP-1).

(ABT-510, NCI Thesaurus)

Acetylcholine chloride mimics the parasympathomimetic effect of the endogenous compound acetylcholine.

(Acetylcholine Chloride, NCI Thesaurus)