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Definition of ape verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

ape

verb

NAmE//eɪp//

ape somebody/somethingVerb Forms present simple I / you / we / they ape

he / she / it apes

past simple aped

-ing form aping

to copy the way someone else behaves or talks, in order to make fun of them synonym mimic We used to ape the teacher's Southern accent.

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