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em⋅u⋅late
[v. em-yuh-leyt; adj. em-yuh-lit]
verb, -lat⋅ed, -lat⋅ing, adjective –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.
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–adjective
| 4. | Obsolete. emulous. |
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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.
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Language Translation for : emulate
Spanish:
emular,
German:
nacheifern,
Japanese:
負けまいとする
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