ape
/eip/
Definition
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.
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
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person who resembles a nonhuman primate
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someone who copies the words or behavior of another
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any of various primates with short tails or no tail at all
Verb
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represent in or produce a caricature of
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The drawing caricatured the President
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imitate uncritically and in every aspect
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Her little brother apes her behavior
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