| Roget’s II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition. 1995. |
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| NOUN: | 1. One who mindlessly imitates another: echo, imitator, parrot. See SAME. 2. A performer skilled at copying the manner or expression of another: impersonator, mime. See PERFORMING ARTS, SAME. | | VERB: | 1. To copy (another) slavishly: echo, image, imitate, mirror, parrot, reflect, repeat. See SAME. 2. To copy (the manner or expression of another), especially in an exaggerated or mocking way: ape, burlesque, caricature, imitate, mock, parody, travesty. Idioms: do a takeoff on. See SAME.
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