Emulate
11emulate — UK [ˈemjʊleɪt] / US [ˈemjəˌleɪt] verb [transitive] Word forms emulate : present tense I/you/we/they emulate he/she/it emulates present participle emulating past tense emulated past participle emulated 1) formal to try to be like someone or… …
12emulate — I. transitive verb ( lated; lating) Etymology: Latin aemulatus, past participle of aemulari, from aemulus rivaling Date: 1582 1. a. to strive to equal or excel b. imitate; especially to imitate by means of an emulator 2. to equa …
13emulate — verb Emulate is used with these nouns as the object: ↑feat, ↑hero, ↑idol, ↑style …
14emulate — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. rival, vie, compete, strive, contend. See opposition, repute, imitation. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. imitate, copy, follow the example of, rival; see compete , follow 2 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) …
15emulate — em|u|late [ˈemjuleıt] v [T] [Date: 1500 1600; : Latin; Origin: aemulatus, past participle of aemulari to (try to) be as good as another ] to do something or behave in the same way as someone else, especially because you admire them = ↑imitate ▪… …
16emulate — verb (T) 1 to try to be like someone else, because you admire them: The local khans tried to emulate the art, culture, and pageantry of the Persian courts. 2 if one computer or piece of electronic equipment emulates another, they both perform in… …
17emulate — verb /ˈɛ.mjʉ.leɪt/ a) To attempt to equal or be the same as. 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 [...]. b) To copy or imitate, especially a… …
18emulate — Synonyms and related words: challenge, challenge comparison, compete, compete with, cope, copy after, equal, follow, follow like sheep, follow suit, jockey, meet, model after, outvie, pattern after, rival, take after, test one another, vie, vie… …
19emulate — em|u|late [ emjə,leıt ] verb transitive 1. ) FORMAL to try to be like someone or something else, usually because you admire them: a legal system that has been emulated all over the world 2. ) COMPUTING if one computer system or program emulates… …
20emulate — see IMITATE …
