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emulate - 4 dictionary results

em⋅u⋅late

  [v. em-yuh-leyt; adj. em-yuh-lit] verb, -lat⋅ed, -lat⋅ing, adjective
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–verb (used with object)
1. to try to equal or excel; imitate with effort to equal or surpass: to emulate one's father as a concert violinist.
2. to rival with some degree of success: Some smaller cities now emulate the major capitals in their cultural offerings.
3. Computers.
a. to imitate (a particular computer system) by using a software system, often including a microprogram or another computer that enables it to do the same work, run the same programs, etc., as the first.
b. to replace (software) with hardware to perform the same task.
–adjective
4. Obsolete. emulous.
Origin:
1580–90; < L aemulātus, ptp. of aemulārī to rival. See emulous, -ate 1

Related forms:
em⋅u⋅la⋅tive, adjective
em⋅u⋅la⋅tive⋅ly, adverb
em⋅u⋅la⋅tor, noun

Synonyms:
1. follow, copy.
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em·u·late   (ěm'yə-lāt')   
tr.v.   em·u·lat·ed, em·u·lat·ing, em·u·lates
  1. To strive to equal or excel, especially through imitation: an older pupil whose accomplishments and style I emulated.
  2. To compete with successfully; approach or attain equality with.
  3. Computer Science To imitate the function of (another system), as by modifications to hardware or software that allow the imitating system to accept the same data, execute the same programs, and achieve the same results as the imitated system.
adj.   Obsolete (-lĭt)
Ambitious; emulous.

[Latin aemulārī, aemulāt-, from aemulus, emulous; see emulous.]
em'u·la'tive adj., em'u·la'tive·ly adv., em'u·la'tor n.
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Emulate

Em"u*late\, a. [L. aemulatus, p. p. of aemulari, fr. aemulus emulous; prob. akin to E. imitate.] Striving to excel; ambitious; emulous. [Obs.] "A most emulate pride." --Shak.

Emulate

Em"u*late\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Emulated; p. pr. & vb. n. Emulating.] To strive to equal or to excel in qualities or actions; to imitate, with a view to equal or to outdo, to vie with; to rival; as, to emulate the good and the great.

Thine eye would emulate the diamond. --Shak.
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Language Translation for : emulate
Spanish: emular,
German: nacheifern,
Japanese: 負けまいとする
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