emulate

emulate

to strive to equal or excel; to vie with successfully

Not to be confused with:

imitate – to copy the actions, appearance, or mannerisms of another; ape, mimic, mock, parody

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em·u·late

 (ĕm′yə-lāt′)

tr.v. em·u·lat·ed, em·u·lat·ing, em·u·lates

1. To strive to equal or excel, especially through imitation: an older pupil whose accomplishments and style I emulated.

2. To compete with successfully; approach or attain equality with.

3. Computers To imitate the function of (another system), as by modifications to hardware or software that allow the imitating system to accept the same data, execute the same programs, and achieve the same results as the imitated system.

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[Latin aemulārī, aemulāt-, from aemulus, emulous; see emulous.]

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em′u·la′tion (-lā′shən) n.

em′u·la′tive adj.

em′u·la′tor n.

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emulate

(ˈɛmjʊˌleɪt)

vb (tr)

1. to attempt to equal or surpass, esp by imitation

2. to rival or compete with

3. (Computer Science) to make one computer behave like (another different type of computer) so that the imitating system can operate on the same data and execute the same programs as the imitated system

[C16: from Latin aemulārī, from aemulus competing with; probably related to imitārī to imitate]

ˈemulative adj

ˈemulatively adv

ˈemuˌlator n

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em•u•late

(v. ˈɛm yəˌleɪt; adj. -lɪt)

v. -lat•ed, -lat•ing,
adj. v.t.

1. to imitate in an effort to equal or surpass.

2. to rival with some degree of success.

3.

a. to imitate the functions of (another computer system) by means of software.

b. to replace (software) with hardware to perform the same task.

adj.

4. Obs. emulous.

[1580–90; < Latin aemulātus, past participle of aemulārī to rival. See emulous, -ate¹]

em′u•la`tive, adj.

em′u•la`tive•ly, adv.

em′u•la`tor, n.

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emulate

- Means "try to equal or surpass, especially by copying."

See also related terms for try.

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emulate

Past participle: emulated
Gerund: emulating

Imperative

emulate

emulate

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Thesaurus

Verb	1.	emulate - strive to equal or match, especially by imitating; "He is emulating the skating skills of his older sister" imitate, simulate, copy - reproduce someone's behavior or looks; "The mime imitated the passers-by"; "Children often copy their parents or older siblings"
	2.	emulate - imitate the function of (another system), as by modifying the hardware or the software computer science, computing - the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures imitate - appear like, as in behavior or appearance; "Life imitate art"
	3.	emulate - compete with successfully; approach or reach equality with; "This artist's drawings cannot emulate his water colors" compete, vie, contend - compete for something; engage in a contest; measure oneself against others

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emulate

verb imitate, follow, copy, mirror, echo, mimic, take after, follow in the footsteps of, follow the example of, take a leaf out of someone's book, model yourself on Sons are traditionally expected to emulate their fathers.

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emulate

verb

1. To take as a model or make conform to a model:

copy, follow, imitate, model (on, upon, or after), pattern (on, upon, or after).

Idioms: follow in the footsteps of, follow suit, follow the example of.

2. To strive against (others) for victory:

compete, contend, contest, rival, vie.

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Translations

يَتَشَبَّه بِ، يُنافِس

efterligne

emulierennacheifern

αντιγράφω

copierémuleressayer d'égalerimiter

líkja eftir; reyna aî jafnast á viî

emulare

lenktyniautilenktyniavimasrungtis

censties pārspēt

kappes medprøve å etterlikne

aşık atmakdaha iyisini yapmaya çalışmak

努力赶上或超越

emulate

[ˈemjʊleɪt] VT → emular (also Comput)

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emulate

[ˈɛmjʊleɪt] vt [+ person] → prendre exemple sur; [+ success, achievement] → imiter

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emulate

vt

(= imitate) → nacheifern (+dat), → nachstreben (+dat); I tried to emulate his success → ich versuchte, es ihm gleichzutun

(Comput) → emulieren

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emulate

[ˈɛmjʊˌleɪt] vt → emulare

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emulate

(ˈemjuleit) verb

to try hard to equal or be better than. streef, ewenaar يَتَشَبَّه بِ، يُنافِس подражавам imitar soutěžit nacheifern efterligne μιμούμαιemular järele püüdlema برتری جویی کردن؛ رقابت کردن matkia essayer d'égaler לְנָסוֹת לְהִשתָווֹת प्रतिस्पर्धा करना natjecati se versenyez berusaha menyamai líkja eftir; reyna að jafnast á við emulare 負けまいとする 우열을 다투다 lenktyniauti, rungtis censties pārspēt berusaha menyamai wedijveren met prøve å etterlikne, kappes med próbować dorównać, rywalizować z سيالى كول (سره)، دبرابرېدو يا وړاندى كېدو هڅه كول igualar a încerca să întreacă соперничать súťažiť kosati se oponašati efterlikna, söka överträffa ตะเกียกตะกาย daha iyisini yapmaya çalışmak, aşık atmak 努力趕上或超越 змагатися; намагатися перевершити نقالی کی کوشش کرنا tranh đua 努力赶上或超越

ˌemuˈlation noun

nastrewing, ewenaring تَشَبُّه بِ، مُنافَسَه подражание imitação soutěživost das Nacheifern efterligning μίμησηemulación järelepüüdlus برتری جویی؛ رقابت jäljittely émulation מַאֲמָץ לְהִשתָווֹת होड़ natjecanje versengés peniruan kappgirni; viðleitni til að jafnast á við emulazione 競争 경쟁 lenktyniavimas sacensība; sacenšanās penyamaan wedijveretterlikning, kappelystrywalizacja سيالى imitação emulaţie соперничество súťaživosť tekmovanje oponašanje [ädel] tävlan การชิงดีชิงเด่น yarışma, yetişmeye/geçmeye çalışma 努力趕上或超越 змагання; суперництво تقلید hành động thi đua 竞赛，努力追上并超越

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