1. (

• copying

) an act of copying ;

1. (

• copy ,

) copy down as is; "The students were made to copy the alphabet over and over" ;

2. (

• imitate ,
• copy ,
• simulate ,

) reproduce someone's behavior or looks; "The mime imitated the passers-by"; "Children often copy their parents or older siblings" ;

3. (

• replicate ,
• copy ,

) reproduce or make an exact copy of; "replicate the cell"; "copy the genetic information" ;

4. (

• copy ,
• re-create ,

) make a replica of; "copy that drawing"; "re-create a picture by Rembrandt" ;