emulate
pronunciation
How to pronounce emulate in British English:
UK [ˈemjuleɪt]
How to pronounce emulate in American English:
US [ˈemjuleɪt]
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- Verb:
- strive to equal or match, especially by imitating
- imitate the function of (another system), as by modifying the hardware or the software
- compete with successfully; approach or reach equality with
Word Origin
- emulate
- emulate: see imitate
- emulate (v.)
- 1580s, back-formation from emulation, or else from Latin aemulatus, past participle of aemulari "to rival." Related: Emulated; emulating; emulable; emulative.
Example
- 1. Finally , I encourage students to emulate writers they admire .
- 2. Perhaps in future , there will be retro-turbines that emulate such traditional nautical structures .
- 3. This is exactly what we strive to emulate .
- 4. Have art students emulate and imitate work by masters .
- 5. I also bought a car , a red nissan 200sx , as I was anxious to emulate him .