Aped

Aped
Ape Ape, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Aped}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Aping}.] To mimic, as an ape imitates human actions; to imitate or follow servilely or irrationally. ``How he apes his sire.'' --Addison. [1913 Webster]

The people of England will not ape the fashions they have never tried. --Burke. [1913 Webster]


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