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Webster 1913 Edition
Emulate
Em′u-late
,Adj.
[L.
aemulatus
, p. p. of aemulari
, fr. aemulus
emulous; prob. akin to E. imitate
.] Striving to excel; ambitious; emulous.
[Obs.]
“A most emulate pride.” Shak.
Em′u-late
,Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Emulated
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Emulating
.] To strive to equal or to excel in qualities or actions; to imitate, with a view to equal or to outdo, to vie with; to rival;
as, to
. emulate
the good and the greatThine eye would
emulate
the diamond. Shakespeare
Webster 1828 Edition
Emulate
EM'ULATE
,Verb.
T.
1.
To strive to equal or excel, in qualities or actions; to imitate, with a view to equal or excel; to vie with; to rival. Learn early to emulate the good and the great. Emulate the virtues and shun the vices of distinguished men.2.
To be equal to.Thy eye would emulate the diamond.
3.
To imitate; to resemble. [Unusual.]Convulsion emulating the motion of laughter.
EM'ULATE
,Adj.
Definition 2024
emulate
emulate
English
Alternative forms
- æmulate (archaic)
Verb
emulate (third-person singular simple present emulates, present participle emulating, simple past and past participle emulated)
- (now rare) To attempt to equal or be the same as.
- To copy or imitate, especially a person.
- (obsolete) To feel a rivalry with; to be jealous of, to envy.
- 1624, John Smith, Generall Historie, in Kupperman 1988, p. 146:
- But the councell then present emulating my successe, would not thinke it fit to spare me fortie men to be hazzarded in those unknowne regions [...].
- 1624, John Smith, Generall Historie, in Kupperman 1988, p. 146:
- (computing) of a program or device: to imitate another program or device
Related terms
Translations
to attempt to equal or be the same as
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to copy or imitate, especially a person
in computing of a program or device: to imitate another program or device
See also
Adjective
emulate (comparative more emulate, superlative most emulate)
- (obsolete) Striving to excel; ambitious; emulous.
- Shakespeare
- A most emulate pride.
- Shakespeare