MOCK
—verb. 1 (often foll. By at) ridicule; scoff (at); act with scorn or contempt for. 2 mimic contemptuously. 3 defy or delude contemptuously. —attributive. adjective. 1 sham, imitation. 2 as a trial run (mock exam). —none. (in plural.) Colloq. Mock examinations. ? mockingly adverb. [french moquer]