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.
The people of England will not ape the fashions they have never tried.
Burke.
A*peak" (&?;), adv. & a. [Pref. a- + peak. Cf. F. à pic vertically.] (Naut.) In a vertical line. The anchor in apeak, when the cable has been sufficiently hove in to bring the ship over it, and the ship is them said to be hove apeak. [Spelt also apeek.]
Ape"hood (&?;), n. The state of being an ape.
A*pel"lous (&?;), a. [Pref. a- not + L. pellis skin.] Destitute of skin. Brande & C.
Ap"en*nine (&?;), a. [L. Apenninus, fr. Celtic pen, or ben, peak, mountain.] Of, pertaining to, or designating, the Apennines, a chain of mountains extending through Italy.
A*pep"sy (&?;), n. [NL. apepsia, fr. Gr. &?;, fr. &?; uncooked, undigested; 'a priv. + &?; cooked, &?; to cook, digest.] (Med.) Defective digestion, indigestion. Coxe.
Ap"er (&?;), n. One who apes.
||A*pe"re*a (&?;), n. [Native name.] (Zoöl.) The wild Guinea pig of Brazil (Cavia aperea).
A*pe"ri*ent (&?;), a. [L. aperiens, p. pr. of aperire to uncover, open; ab + parire, parere, to bring forth, produce. Cf. Cover, Overt.] (Med.) Gently opening the bowels; laxative. -- n. An aperient medicine or food. Arbuthnot.
A*per"i*tive (&?;), a. [Cf. F. apéritif, fr. L. aperire.] Serving to open; aperient. Harvey.
A*pert" (&?;), a. [OF. apert, L. apertus, p. p. of aperire. See Aperient, and cf. Pert, a.] Open; evident; undisguised. [Archaic] Fotherby.
A*pert", adv. Openly. [Obs.] Chaucer.
A*per"tion (&?;), n. [L. apertio.] The act of opening; an opening; an aperture. [Archaic] Wiseman.