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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