GNU Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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Ape, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Aped; p. pr. & vb. n. Aping.] To mimic, as an ape imitates human actions; to imitate or follow servilely or irrationally. “How he apes his sire.” Addison.
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The people of England will not ape the fashions they have never tried. Burke.
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