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aped

|aped|

/eɪpt/

(ape)

primate or mimic

Base Form	Plural	3rd Person Sing.	Past	Past Participle	Present Participle	Noun	Adjective	Adjective	Adverb
ape	apes	apes	aped	aped	aping	aping	aped	aping	apingly

Etymology

Etymology Information

'ape' originates from Old English 'apa', from West Germanic (related to Dutch 'aap' and German 'Affe').

Historical Evolution

'ape' in Old English was 'apa'; the word continued into Middle English as 'ape'. The verbal sense 'to imitate' developed later (from the noun) in Early Modern English.

Meaning Changes

Initially it meant 'the animal (ape)'; over time it developed the additional meaning 'to imitate' and figurative senses of imitation, which led to forms like 'aped' meaning 'imitated'.

Meanings by Part of Speech

Verb 1

past tense or past participle form of 'ape' — to imitate or mimic (often with the sense of mocking or doing a crude/unoriginal imitation).

They aped the original choreography for the school performance.

Synonyms

imitated mimicked copied mocked

Antonyms

originated created invented

Adjective 1

imitated or copied; made to resemble something else (often suggesting lack of originality or quality).

The aped version of the painting lacked the depth of the original.

Synonyms