Synonym Game

emulators

[v. em-yuh-leyt; adj. em-yuh-lit]

em·u·late

[v. em-yuh-leyt; adj. em-yuh-lit] verb, em·u·lat·ed, em·u·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.
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.

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Emulators is always a great word to know.
So is quincunx. Does it mean:
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.

Origin:
1580–90; < Latin aemulātus, past participle of aemulārī to rival. See emulous, -ate1

em·u·la·tive, adjective
em·u·la·tive·ly, adverb
em·u·la·tor, noun
non·em·u·la·tive, adjective
o·ver·em·u·late, verb (used with object), o·ver·em·u·lat·ed, o·ver·em·u·lat·ing.
EXPAND
un·em·u·la·tive, adjective
COLLAPSE

emulate, immolate.


1. follow, copy.

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