authentic vs mimic

authentic

adj
  • Conforming to reality and therefore worthy of trust, reliance, or belief. 

  • Of the same origin as claimed; genuine. 

  • Having the final as the lowest note of the mode. 

mimic

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. 

verb
  • To imitate, especially in order to ridicule. 

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

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