Cop″y (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Copied (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Copying.] [Cf. F. copir, fr. LL. copiare. See Copy, n.] 1. To make a copy or copies of; to write; print, engrave, or paint after an original; to duplicate; to reproduce; to transcribe; as, to copy a manuscript, inscription, design, painting, etc.; — often with out, sometimes with off.
I like the work well; ere it be demanded
(As like enough it will), I'd have it copied.
Shak.
Let this be copied out,
And keep it safe for our remembrance.
Shak.
2. To imitate; to attempt to resemble, as in manners or course of life.
We copy instinctively the voices of our companions, their accents, and their modes of pronunciation.
Stewart.