mimic vs mock

mimic

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. 

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. 

verb
  • To imitate, especially in order to ridicule. 

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

mock

noun
  • An imitation, usually of lesser quality. 

  • A practice exam set by an educating institution to prepare students for an important exam. 

  • A mockup or prototype; particularly, ellipsis of mock object., as used in unit testing. 

  • Mockery; the act of mocking. 

verb
  • To create a mockup or prototype of. 

  • To mimic, to simulate. 

  • To create an artistic representation of. 

  • To tantalise, and disappoint the hopes of. 

  • To make fun of, especially by mimicking; to taunt. 

adj
  • Imitation, not genuine; fake. 

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