I. ape 1 /eɪp/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
[ Language: Old English ; Origin: apa ]
1 . an animal that is similar to a monkey but has no tail or only a very short tail
2 . go ape informal to suddenly become very angry
II. ape 2 BrE AmE verb [transitive]
1 . to copy the way someone speaks or behaves in order to make fun of them SYN mimic :
He could ape his teachers perfectly.
2 . to copy someone’s way of doing something, so that what you do or produce is not good or original SYN mimic :
cheap clothes which ape the high fashions of the day