mimic (mimics plural & 3rd person present) (mimicking present participle) (mimicked past tense & past participle )
1 verb If you mimic the actions or voice of a person or animal, you imitate them, usually in a way that is meant to be amusing or entertaining.
(=imitate)
He could mimic anybody... V n
2 verb If someone or something mimics another person or thing, they try to be like them.
(=imitate)
The computer doesn't mimic human thought; it reaches the same ends by different means. V n
3 n-count A mimic is a person who is able to mimic people or animals.