emulate

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition

1. v. To strive to equal or excel, especially through imitation: an older pupil whose accomplishments and style I emulated.
2. v. To compete with successfully; approach or attain equality with.
3. v. Computer Science 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.
4. adj. Obsolete Ambitious; emulous.

Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

1. To strive to equal or excel in qualities or actions; vie or compete with the character, condition, or performance of; rival imitatively or competitively: as, to emulate good or bad examples; to emulate one's friend or an ancient author.
2. To be a match or counterpart for; imitate; resemble.
3. To envy.
4. Emulative; eager to equal or excel.

Wiktionary

1. v. To attempt to equal or be the same as.
2. v. To copy or imitate, especially a person.
3. v. obsolete To feel a rivalry with; to be jealous of, to envy.
4. v. computing of a program or device: to imitate another program or device

GNU Webster's 1913

1. adj. obsolete Striving to excel; ambitious; emulous.
2. v. 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.

WordNet 3.0

1. v. imitate the function of (another system), as by modifying the hardware or the software
2. v. strive to equal or match, especially by imitating
3. v. compete with successfully; approach or reach equality with