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verb

Definition of apesnext
present tense third-person singular of ape
as in copies
to use (someone or something) as the model for one's speech, mannerisms, or behavior was caught aping the substitute teacher's thick accent

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noun

plural of ape
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as in apers

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as in anthropoids

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“Apes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/apes. Accessed 31 Mar. 2023.

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