emote vs mimic

emote

verb
  • To display or express (emotions, mental states, etc.) openly, particularly while acting, and especially in an excessive manner. 

  • To deliver (a speech), say (lines of a play, words), etc., in a dramatic or emotional manner, especially if overly so. 

  • To express a virtual action, presented to other users as a graphic or reported speech, rather than sending a straightforward message. 

  • To display (excessive) emotion, especially while acting. 

noun
  • A virtual action expressed to other users as a graphic or reported speech rather than a straightforward message. 

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 emote and mimic occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )