emulate

Meaning

Verb

1. (archaic) To attempt to equal or be the same as.
2. To copy or imitate, especially a person.
3. (obsolete) To feel a rivalry with; to be jealous of, to envy.
4. of a program or device: to imitate another program or device

Adj

Striving to excel, ambitious, emulous.

Synonyms

imitate

copy

mimic

rival

follow

vie

compete

fake

compete with

simulate

ape

🐒

overtake

stylize

surpass

take after

be equal

vie with

stylise

conventionalize

echo

emulation

exceed

impersonate

mime

mock

monkey

🐒

outdo

overshadow

Translations

emulare

imiter

nachahmen

copier

emular

émuler

emulieren

nachbilden

öykünmek

imitar

emular

copiar

nacheifern

wetteifern

copiar

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɛm.jə.leɪt/

Etymology

First attested in 1586; borrowed from Latin aemulātus, perfect active participle of Latin aemulor (“to rival, emulate”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (adjective-forming suffix).