? To ape, simulate.

transitive. To play the zany to; to imitate poorly or awkwardly like a zany; hence gen. to imitate, mimic.

Sometimes with implication of incongruity or of specific purpose: To mimic, counterfeit.

transitive. To ridicule by imitation of speech, manner, or behaviour; to parody. Hence: to imitate or resemble closely; to mimic. Cf. mockingbird, n.

To imitate, mimic. pretentiously, irrationally, or absurdly.

transitive. To ape the manners of, mimic; to mock, ridicule. Now rare.

transitive. To imitate or copy minutely, uncritically, or servilely, usually so as to emulate or aspire to parity with, and frequently with…