mímel

[1811] Either from French mime (“pantomime actor”) or from German Mime, from Latin mimus (“mime actor”), from Ancient Greek μῖμος (mîmos, “imitator, actor”). With the verb-forming suffix -l. Created during the Hungarian language reform which took place in the 18th–19th centuries.[1]

• IPA^(key): [ˈmiːmɛl]
• Hyphenation: mí‧mel

mímel

1. (transitive, literary) to pretend

   Synonyms: színlel, tettet, színészkedik

2. (transitive, literary, rare) to imitate someone or something

   Synonym: utánoz

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