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- Dictionaryemulate/ˈɛmjʊleɪt/
verb
- 1. match or surpass (a person or achievement), typically by imitation: "most rulers wished to emulate Alexander the Great"
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EMULATE definition: 1. to copy something achieved by someone else and try to do it as well as they have: 2. to copy…. Learn more.
But more often, emulate is about trying to equal or surpass someone you admire by striving to master what they’ve accomplished. The word was adopted in the late 16th century from a form of the Latin word aemulārī , meaning “to vie with; to rival; to imitate.”
When you emulate someone, you imitate them, especially with the idea of matching their success. When someone is impressive because of their great skills, brains, strength, or accomplishments, others will emulate them. To emulate is to imitate and model yourself after someone.
EMULATE meaning: 1. to copy something achieved by someone else and try to do it as well as they have: 2. to copy…. Learn more.
verb (transitive) 1. to attempt to equal or surpass, esp by imitation. 2. to rival or compete with. 3. to make one computer behave like (another different type of computer) so that the imitating system can operate on the same data and execute the same programs as the imitated system. Collins English Dictionary.
Emulate definition: to try to equal or excel; imitate with effort to equal or surpass. See examples of EMULATE used in a sentence.
Definition of emulate verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
