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to ape
noun
A primate of the clade Hominoidea, generally larger than monkeys and distinguished from them by having no tail.
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The phrase "to ape" is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
It is usually used to mean "to mimic or imitate". For example, "The actor feigned a British accent, aping the dialect of the aristocracy".
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But we don't need to ape Labour.
"The idea was to ape a woman's magazine".
"You learn to ape human behavior," her husband interpolated.
His own art was an enthusiastic attempt to ape Monet.
FOR years, skiers had to ape snowboarders to look cool.
MLS doesn't need to ape NFL's setup for the SuperBowl.
It's impossible not to compare The Gamechangers' desire to ape one genre of Hollywood movies, with Rockstar's aim to ape another one: the violent action film.
Nizumi managers, meanwhile, preferred to ape European products rather than design their own.
Lopatin's music has begun to ape the structure of a band.
He is less likely to ape Marc Bolan or Mick Jagger and instead sound like himself.
The president idolizes Lincoln, but now Newt wants to ape Abe.
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