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Dictionary definition · ape

noun

  1. any of various primates with short tails or no tail at all
  2. someone who copies the words or behavior of another
  3. person who resembles a nonhuman primate

verb

  1. imitate uncritically and in every aspect"Her little brother apes her behavior"
  2. represent in or produce a caricature of"The drawing caricatured the President"

Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).