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Definition of ape : 1. A dupe.
2. A quadrumanous mammal, esp. of the family Simiadae, having teeth of the same number and form as in man, and possessing neither a tail nor cheek pouches. The name is applied esp. to species of the genus Hylobates, and is sometimes used as a general term for all Quadrumana. The higher forms, the gorilla, chimpanzee, and ourang, are often called anthropoid apes or man apes.
3. One who imitates servilely ( in allusion to the manners of the ape); a mimic.
4. To mimic, as an ape imitates human actions; to imitate or follow servilely or irrationally.

Synonyms:

gibbon, travesty, primate, great ape, burlesque, emulator, impersonator, monkey, imitator, anthropoid, orangutan, caricature, baboon, aper, simian, do a takeoff on, same, copycat, siamang, gorilla, chimpanzee

comply, conform, adhere, acquiesce, mimic, submit, observe

illustrate, photograph, approximate, silhouette, outline, depict, cast, represent, model, render

flatter, repeat, ditto, mime, impersonate, pretend, feign, duplicate, portray, copy, parody, mirror, parallel, counterfeit, simulate, replicate, parrot, resemble, mock, emulate, echo, reflect, imitate

Usage examples:

• Who bade thee ape the gentleman? - "The Love-Chase", James Sheridan Knowles.
• Persons who are horrified by what they believe to be Darwin's theory of the descent of Man from the Ape may find comfort in the hope of his return. - "A Cynic Looks at Life Little Blue Book #1099", Ambrose Bierce.
• But instead of coming toward his hiding- place, it leaped into the air, caught the branch of a roadside tree, and swung swiftly upward, from limb to limb, like an ape. - "The Best Psychic Stories", Various.