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Noun ape has 3 senses

ape - any of various primates with short tails or no tail at all
--₁ is a kind of primate
--₁ has particulars: anthropoid ape
copycat, imitator, emulator, ape, aper - someone who copies the words or behavior of another
--₂ is a kind of person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, human, soul
--₂ has particulars: epigone, epigon; parrot
Derived form: verb ape₁
anthropoid, ape - person who resembles a non-human primate
--₃ is a kind of misfit

Verb ape has 2 senses

ape - imitate uncritically and in every aspect; "Her little brother apes her behavior"
--₁ is one way to imitate

Derived forms: noun ape₂, noun aper₁, noun apery₁
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s something
caricature, ape - represent in or produce a caricature of; "The drawing caricatured the President"
--₂ is one way to mock
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something