| Roget’s II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition. 1995. |
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| NOUN: | A false, derisive, or impudent imitation of something: burlesque, caricature, farce, mockery, parody, sham, travesty. See RESPECT, SAME. | | VERB: | 1. To copy (the manner or expression of another), especially in an exaggerated or mocking way: ape, burlesque, caricature, imitate, mimic, parody, travesty. Idioms: do a takeoff on. See SAME. 2. To make fun or make fun of: deride, gibe, jeer, jest, laugh, ridicule, scoff, scout2, twit. Chiefly British : quiz. Idioms: poke fun at. See LAUGHTER, RESPECT. | | ADJECTIVE: | Made to imitate something else: artificial, imitation, manmade, simulated, synthetic. Informal : pretend. See REAL.
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