| ape | | |
| n. (animal) | 1. ape | any of various primates with short tails or no tail at all. |
| ~ primate | any placental mammal of the order Primates; has good eyesight and flexible hands and feet. |
| ~ anthropoid ape | any tailless ape of the families Pongidae and Hylobatidae. |
| n. (person) | 2. ape, aper, copycat, emulator, imitator | someone who copies the words or behavior of another. |
| ~ individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul | a human being.; "there was too much for one person to do" |
| ~ epigon, epigone | an inferior imitator of some distinguished writer or artist of musician. |
| ~ parrot | a copycat who does not understand the words or acts being imitated. |
| n. (person) | 3. anthropoid, ape | person who resembles a nonhuman primate. |
| ~ misfit | someone unable to adapt to their circumstances. |
| v. (stative) | 4. ape | imitate uncritically and in every aspect.; "Her little brother apes her behavior" |
| ~ imitate | appear like, as in behavior or appearance.; "Life imitate art" |
| v. (communication) | 5. ape, caricature | represent in or produce a caricature of.; "The drawing caricatured the President" |
| ~ mock | imitate with mockery and derision.; "The children mocked their handicapped classmate" |
| imitate | | |
| v. (creation) | 1. copy, imitate, simulate | reproduce someone's behavior or looks.; "The mime imitated the passers-by"; "Children often copy their parents or older siblings" |
| ~ conform to, follow | behave in accordance or in agreement with.; "Follow a pattern"; "Follow my example" |
| ~ mock | imitate with mockery and derision.; "The children mocked their handicapped classmate" |
| ~ reproduce | make a copy or equivalent of.; "reproduce the painting" |
| ~ take off | mimic or imitate in an amusing or satirical manner.; "This song takes off from a famous aria" |
| ~ mime, mimic | imitate (a person or manner), especially for satirical effect.; "The actor mimicked the President very accurately" |
| ~ model, pattern | plan or create according to a model or models. |
| ~ take after, follow | imitate in behavior; take as a model.; "Teenagers follow their friends in everything" |
| ~ emulate | strive to equal or match, especially by imitating.; "He is emulating the skating skills of his older sister" |
| v. (stative) | 2. imitate | appear like, as in behavior or appearance.; "Life imitate art" |
| ~ resemble | appear like; be similar or bear a likeness to.; "She resembles her mother very much"; "This paper resembles my own work" |
| ~ ape | imitate uncritically and in every aspect.; "Her little brother apes her behavior" |
| ~ emulate | imitate the function of (another system), as by modifying the hardware or the software. |
| ~ follow suit | do what someone else is doing. |
| v. (creation) | 3. imitate | make a reproduction or copy of. |
| ~ re-create, copy | make a replica of.; "copy that drawing"; "re-create a picture by Rembrandt" |
| mimic | | |
| n. (person) | 1. mimic, mimicker | someone who mimics (especially an actor or actress). |
| ~ imitator, impersonator | someone who (fraudulently) assumes the appearance of another. |
| v. (creation) | 2. mime, mimic | imitate (a person or manner), especially for satirical effect.; "The actor mimicked the President very accurately" |
| ~ imitate, simulate, copy | reproduce someone's behavior or looks.; "The mime imitated the passers-by"; "Children often copy their parents or older siblings" |
| adj. | 3. mimic | constituting an imitation.; "the mimic warfare of the opera stage" |
| ~ imitative | marked by or given to imitation.; "acting is an imitative art"; "man is an imitative being" |
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