Emily Dickinson Lexicon

MOCK, v.t. [Fr. moquer; Gr. μωκαω; W. mociaw, to mock, and moc, a mimick; Ir. magadh or mogadh, a mocking; Ch. and Syr. מוק. Class Mg, No. 10.]

1. Properly, to imitate; to mimick; hence, to imitate in contempt or derision; to mimick for the sake of derision; to deride by mimickry.
2. To deride; to laugh at; to ridicule; to treat with scorn or contempt. As he was going up by the way, there came forth little children out of the city, and mocked him, saying, Go up, thou bald head. 2 Kings ii. Mark x.
3. To defeat; to illude; to disappoint; to deceive; as, to mock expectation. Thou hast mocked me and told me lies. Judg. xvi.
4. To fool; to tantalize; to play on in contempt. He will not / Mock us with his blest sight, then snatch him hence. Milton.