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Definition of aping : of Ape

Synonyms:

mimicry, same

imitating, copying, miming, pretending, portraying, parroting, echoing, parodying, reflecting, duplicating, counterfeiting, impersonating, replicating, flattering, resembling, mocking, repeating, simulating, emulating, feigning, mirroring, paralleling

illustrating, casting, representing, modeling, rendering, outlining, depicting, photographing, mocking up, approximating, silhouetting

graphic, cartoon, model, miniature, copy, approximate, pastiche, metaphorical, portrayed, rendered, replica, representative, facsimile, imitation, illustrative, analogous, outline

conventional, mannerly, adhering, submissive, traditional, obedient, consist, formal, observing, complying, correct, proper, mimicking, congruous, regular, submitting, conforming, acquiescing, customary

Usage examples:

• Corruption and favouritism paralyzed the Government at Constantinople; masterful pachas, aping the tactics of Ali Pacha, the virtual ruler of Albania, were beginning to carve out satrapies in Syria, Asia Minor, Wallachia, and even in Roumelia itself. - "The Life of Napoleon I (Volumes, 1 and 2)", John Holland Rose.
• Tim's new neighbors laughed at him for his pretensions, and the blunders his family made in " aping their betters,"- his servants imposed on him, and there was nothing but coldness, discord, and wicked waste in his grand old castle, so unlike the humble, happy home of the game- keeper. - "Stories and Legends of Travel and History, for Children", Grace Greenwood.
• Paredes, however, aping the gestures of an invalid, was less to Bobby's taste than his satanic appearance when he had come from the private staircase. - "The Abandoned Room", Wadsworth Camp.