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Definition of Ape

1. Noun. Any of various primates with short tails or no tail at all.

2. Verb. Imitate uncritically and in every aspect. "Her little brother apes her behavior"

3. Noun. Someone who copies the words or behavior of another.

4. Verb. Represent in or produce a caricature of. "The drawing caricatured the President"

5. Noun. Person who resembles a nonhuman primate.

Definition of Ape

1. n. A quadrumanous mammal, esp. of the family Simiadæ, 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.

2. v. t. To mimic, as an ape imitates human actions; to imitate or follow servilely or irrationally.

Definition of Ape

1. Noun. An animal of a class of primates generally larger than monkeys and distinguished from them by having no tail. ¹

2. Noun. (derogatory) An uncivilised person. ¹

3. Verb. (intransitive) To behave like an ape. ¹

4. Verb. (transitive) To imitate; mimic. ¹

5. Adjective. Wild; crazy. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Ape

1. to mimic [v APED, APING, APES] - See also: mimic

Medical Definition of Ape

1. 1. A quadrumanous mammal, especially. Of the family Simiadae, having teeth of the same number and form as in man, 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. The ape of the Old Testament was prqobably the rhesus monkey of India, and allied forms. 2. One who imitates servilely (in allusion to the manners of the ape); a mimic. 3. A dupe. Origin: AS. Apa; akin to D. Aap, OHG. Affo, G. Affe, Icel. Api, Sw. Apa, Dan. Abe, W. Epa. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Ape

apatite apatite calculus apatites apatosaur apatosaurs apatosaurus apatosauruses apaumé apay apayd

apaying apays apaziquone apazone apc ape (current term) ape-man ape diseases ape fissure ape hand

ape hangers ape leader apeak aped apedom apedoms apeek apehanger apehangers

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