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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
Vocabulary

Mimic OR mimetize

mimic OR mimetize?

do the 2 words exist? are they synonyms?

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Thank you fivejedjon!

This is the context where I read these words:
"There are technological devices that mimic human organs."
(meaning that they imitate human organs in a very perfect way)

A colleague of mine insists on using:
"There are technological devices that mimetize human organs."
(just a note, we are not English native, we are Portuguese native)
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Use "emulate" or "simulate"

There are technological devices that emulate human organs.
There are technological devices that function like human organs.
There are technological devices that can replace human organs.
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Thank you AlpheccaStars!
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AnonymousDoes “mimetize” even exist?
No, it's not a word in English.
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khoffNo, it's not a word in English.
Well, that is seldom a deterrent to cutting-edge researchers.
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Mimetise / Mimitize for those who care about UK vs US spellings, not sure it can take this gramatical form but he was thinking of this word:


https://www.thefreedictionary.com/mimetic

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