aped >> /eɪp/
Definition: [verb] Imitate (someone or something), especially in an absurd or unthinking way.
Example: new architecture can respect the old without aping its style
Definition: [noun] A large primate that lacks a tail, including the gorilla, chimpanzees, orangutan, and gibbons.
Example: Mother apes - chimpanzees, gorillas, orangutans, humans - dote on their babies.
Definition: [noun] An unintelligent or clumsy person.
Example: The million or so who voted for the party last year aren't all knuckle-dragging racist apes.
Definition: [noun] An inferior imitator or mimic.
Example: cunning is but the ape of wisdom