antic vs mimic

antic

verb
  • To perform (an action) as an antic; to mimic ridiculously. 

  • To perform antics, to caper. 

adj
  • Playful, funny, absurd. 

  • Grotesque, incongruous. 

noun
  • A pose, often exaggerated, in anticipation of an action; for example, a brief squat before jumping 

  • A caricature. 

  • A grotesque performer or clown, buffoon. 

  • A ludicrous gesture or act; ridiculous behaviour; caper. 

mimic

verb
  • To imitate, especially in order to ridicule. 

  • To take on the appearance of another, for protection or camouflage. 

adj
  • Imitative; characterized by resemblance to other forms; applied to crystals which by twinning resemble simple forms of a higher grade of symmetry. 

  • Pertaining to mimicry; imitative. 

  • Mock, pretended. 

noun
  • An imitation. 

  • A comic who does impressions. 

  • An entity that mimics another entity, such as a disease that resembles another disease in its signs and symptoms; see the great imitator. 

  • A mime. 

How often have the words antic and mimic occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )