emulate
/ˈɛm.jə.leɪt/verb3 syllables
Emulate means: strive to equal or match, especially by imitating.
What does emulate mean?3
verb
1
strive to equal or match, especially by imitating“He is emulating the skating skills of his older sister”
2
imitate the function of (another system), as by modifying the hardware or the software
3
compete with successfully; approach or reach equality with“This artist's drawings cannot emulate his water colors”
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Emulate in a sentence
- At this point in time, you need a powerful computer to emulate this game.sabretou
- Every child needs someone to admire and emulate.AlanF_US
- The West is standing as a shining moral light to emulate.Amastan
- Sami was trying to emulate his father.OsoHombre
- Algeria should emulate what successful economies like Vietnam and South Korea achieved.Amastan
- He is trying to emulate Tom.Ergulis
Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.
Forms of emulate
as a verb
- past tense
- emulated
- present participle
- emulating
- third-person singular
- emulates
- past participle
- emulated