See mimic in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"code": "ca",
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"sense": "to imitate, especially in order to ridicule",
"word": "escarnir"
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"code": "ca",
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"sense": "to imitate, especially in order to ridicule",
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"roman": "Mófǎng",
"sense": "to imitate, especially in order to ridicule",
"word": "模仿"
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"sense": "to imitate, especially in order to ridicule",
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"sense": "to imitate, especially in order to ridicule",
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"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to imitate, especially in order to ridicule",
"word": "matkia"
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"code": "de",
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"sense": "to imitate, especially in order to ridicule",
"word": "nachahmen"
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"code": "de",
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"sense": "to imitate, especially in order to ridicule",
"word": "nachäffen"
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"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to imitate, especially in order to ridicule",
"word": "utánoz"
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"sense": "to imitate, especially in order to ridicule",
"word": "herma eftir"
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"roman": "trap",
"sense": "to imitate, especially in order to ridicule",
"word": "ត្រាប់"
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"sense": "to imitate, especially in order to ridicule",
"word": "atdarināt"
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"code": "mi",
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"sense": "to imitate, especially in order to ridicule",
"word": "tāwhai"
},
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"code": "no",
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"sense": "to imitate, especially in order to ridicule",
"word": "herme etter"
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"code": "om",
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"sense": "to imitate, especially in order to ridicule",
"word": "akkeessuu"
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"sense": "to imitate, especially in order to ridicule",
"word": "przedrzeźniać"
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"code": "pt",
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"sense": "to imitate, especially in order to ridicule",
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"sense": "to imitate, especially in order to ridicule",
"word": "ਸਾਂਗ ਲਾਉਣਾ"
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"code": "ro",
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"sense": "to imitate, especially in order to ridicule",
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"code": "ro",
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"sense": "to imitate, especially in order to ridicule",
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"roman": "imitírovatʹ",
"sense": "to imitate, especially in order to ridicule",
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"code": "sh",
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"sense": "to imitate, especially in order to ridicule",
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"code": "sl",
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"sense": "to imitate, especially in order to ridicule",
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"code": "sl",
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"sense": "to imitate, especially in order to ridicule",
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"code": "es",
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"code": "es",
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"sense": "to imitate, especially in order to ridicule",
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"code": "sv",
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"sense": "to imitate, especially in order to ridicule",
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"code": "th",
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"roman": "liian",
"sense": "to imitate, especially in order to ridicule",
"word": "เลียน"
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"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "to imitate, especially in order to ridicule",
"word": "taklit etmek"
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"code": "tr",
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"sense": "to imitate, especially in order to ridicule",
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"code": "vi",
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"sense": "to imitate, especially in order to ridicule",
"word": "bắt chước"
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"code": "vi",
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"sense": "to imitate, especially in order to ridicule",
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