Definitions for: Emulate

[v] compete with successfully; approach or reach equality with; "This artists's drawings cannot emulate his water colors"
[v] imitate the function of (another system), as by modifying the hardware or the software; in computer science
[v] strive to equal or match, especially by imitating; "He is emulating the skating skills of his older sister"

Webster (1913) Definition: Em"u*late, a. [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, v. 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 great.

Thine eye would emulate the diamond. --Shak.

See Also: compete, contend, copy, imitate, simulate, vie

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