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Words with a similar base: bemock, mock

'mock'

[mock.n.01] as in: the act of mocking or ridiculing

Examples:
they made a mock of him

'mock'

[mock.v.01] as in: treat with contempt

Examples:
The new constitution mocks all democratic principles

'mock'

[mock.v.02] as in: imitate with mockery and derision

Examples:
The children mocked their handicapped classmate

'mock'

[mock.s.01] as in: constituting a copy or imitation of something

Examples:
boys in mock battle

Origins

					mock (English)
└── mokken (Middle English (1100-1500))
    └── mocquer (Middle French (ca. 1400-1600))
        ├── mokken (Middle Dutch (ca. 1050-1350))
        └── moquer (Old French (842-ca. 1400))