Emulate

Quick meaning: Emulate is a verb meaning (now rare) To attempt to equal or be the same as.

Meaning

(now rare) To attempt to equal or be the same as.

More Meanings

1. To copy or imitate, especially a person.
2. (computing) of a program or device: to imitate another program or device
3. (obsolete) To feel a rivalry with; to be jealous of, to envy.
4. (obsolete) Striving to excel, ambitious, emulous.

Example Sentences

People are endlessly fascinating, even if you'd never want to emulate them.

But the councell then present emulating my successe, would not thinke it fit to spare me fortie men to be hazzarded in those unknowne regions [...].

The Magpies are unbeaten and enjoying their best run since 1994, although few would have thought the class of 2011 would come close to emulating their ancestors.

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Word Forms

• emulates
• emulating
• emulated

Synonyms for emulate

Depending on context, synonyms include copy.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include copy, mimic, imitate, simulate, impersonate, duplicate.

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