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Synonyms for ape

Grammar : Verb
Spell : eyp
Phonetic Transcription : eɪp

Top 10 synonyms for ape
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Définition of ape

Origin :
  • Old English apa "ape, monkey," from Proto-Germanic *apan (cf. Old Saxon apo, Old Norse api, Dutch aap, German affe), perhaps borrowed in Proto-Germanic from Celtic (cf. Old Irish apa) or Slavic (cf. Old Bohemian op, Slovak opitza), perhaps ultimately from a non-Indo-European language.
  • Apes were noted in medieval times for mimicry of human action, hence, perhaps, the other figurative use of the word, to mean "a fool." To go ape (in emphatic form, go apeshit) "go crazy" is 1955, U.S. slang. To lead apes in hell (1570s) was the fancied fate of one who died an old maid.
  • verb mimic
Example sentences :
  • Why, what makes you stand twisting there like an eel or an ape, child?
  • Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 8 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth
  • It is our duty to resemble him as much as we can; that is to say, as much as an ape can resemble a man.
  • Extract from : « Initiation into Philosophy » by Emile Faguet
  • Charley confided to me afterwards that he did not take to him—he was too like an ape, he said.
  • Extract from : « Wilfrid Cumbermede » by George MacDonald
  • Then the ape said: “I will not leave until you have obtained one for me.”
  • Extract from : « The Chinese Fairy Book » by Various
  • Ah,” said the ape, “is it so high that it outranks all other dignities?
  • Extract from : « The Chinese Fairy Book » by Various
  • The ape was pleased with this speech and said: “Good, good!”
  • Extract from : « The Chinese Fairy Book » by Various
  • At its foot the ape turned himself into the chapel of a field-god.
  • Extract from : « The Chinese Fairy Book » by Various
  • The Ape King smoothed his clothes, put his hat on straight, and stepped in.
  • Extract from : « The Chinese Fairy Book » by Various
  • The ape leaped into the air to a distance of five or six feet from the ground.
  • Extract from : « The Chinese Fairy Book » by Various
  • This ape has eaten the peaches, has drunk the nectar and also swallowed the pills of life.
  • Extract from : « The Chinese Fairy Book » by Various

Antonyms for ape

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