APE

/eip/
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Definition

  1. Noun:

    • A type of primate: Any of various large, tailless primates such as chimpanzees, gorillas, orangutans, or gibbons.
    • A person who imitates: Someone who copies the words, actions, or behavior of another person in a slavish or unthinking manner.

  2. Verb:

    • To imitate slavishly: To copy someone's behavior, speech, or mannerisms in an exaggerated or unthinking way.
Usage Examples

  • Noun:

    • The gorilla is a powerful ape.
    • Stop being such an ape and think for yourself!

  • Verb:

    • The younger child often apes his older sibling's every move.
    • Comedians sometimes ape the mannerisms of famous politicians.
Advanced Usage

  • "To go ape" (idiom, informal): To become extremely angry or excited; to act in a wild, unrestrained manner.

    • My dad will go ape if he sees the dent in the car.

  • "Ape-like" (adjective): Resembling or characteristic of an ape.

    • The fossil showed an ape-like jaw structure.
Variants and Related Words
  • Apery (noun): The act or practice of aping; imitation.
  • Apish (adjective): Resembling an ape; given to silly or slavish imitation.
Synonyms
  • Noun (primate): Primate, simian.
  • Noun (imitator): Mimic, copycat, imitator.
  • Verb: Mimic, copy, imitate, parrot.
Related Phrases
  • "Play the ape": To mimic or imitate someone, often foolishly.
    • He loves to play the ape to get a laugh from his friends.
Noun
  1. person who resembles a nonhuman primate
  2. someone who copies the words or behavior of another
  3. any of various primates with short tails or no tail at all
Verb
  1. represent in or produce a caricature of
    • The drawing caricatured the President
  2. imitate uncritically and in every aspect
    • Her little brother apes her behavior

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