emulate

Definitions  ·  Examples  ·  Pronunciations  ·  Etymologies  ·  Related  ·  Statistics  ·  Comments  · 
“
The model to emulate is the one that began with the 1991 Atlanta Braves, who got to the World Series after averaging 96 losses the previous six seasons.

View all »
Definitions (13)

Toggle American Heritage definitions American Heritage Dictionary (4)

  1. transitive verb To strive to equal or excel, especially through imitation: an older pupil whose accomplishments and style I emulated.
  2. transitive verb To compete with successfully; approach or attain equality with.
  3. transitive verb 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.
1 more from this dictionary »

Toggle Century definitions Century Dictionary (4)

Toggle GNU Webster definitions GNU Webster's 1913 (2)

Toggle WordNet definitions WordNet (3)

Toggle elsewhere links Elsewhere on the web

View all »
Examples (50)

  • He's not the person i want my kids to emulate - sorry - you can have fun w / o having to do drugs —  بالاترین
  • "To kind of emulate, you know, the Turn 2 Foundation, to try to get my foundation to that level, is definitely a goal of mine," Wright said.
  • Is the U.S. legal system one to emulate - particularly in regard to white collar crime? —  The Moderate Voice
  • According to Calgary Stampeders quarterback Henry Burris, the animal his team needs to emulate is much smaller. —  Top Stories - Google News
  • What exactly was the business experience that you would emulate, as you cite it as a qualification in your last campaign materials? —  BlueOregon
More examples »
 

Tags

Sign up or sign in to add tags.

Stats

This word has been looked up 475 times.

1 person has marked this word as a favorite.

stop updating
On Twitter

Photos from

flickr images

Add a related word »
Related

Roget's II Roget's II: The New Thesaurus

Used in the same contextWord Family

emulate:   emulating ·  emulated
Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary. Copyright © 2003, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Etymologies (3)

Toggle American Heritage etymologies American Heritage Dictionary (1)

  1. Latin aemulārī, aemulāt-, from aemulus, emulous; see emulous.

Toggle Century etymologies Century Dictionary (2)

  1. from Latin æmulatus, past participle of æmulari (later English emule, v.), try to equal or excel, be emulous, from æmulus (later F. émule, n.), trying to equal or excel: see emulous.
  2. from Latin æmulatus, past participle: see the verb.
 

Pronunciations
Record your own »
/ˈɛmjuleɪt/
by American Heritage

Charts
frequency chart

Bubble size: how much this word was used in a year

Bubble height: used more or less than expected, vs. all uses evenly distributed

You can expect to see this word about once a week.

Recently looked up

intravenous · discern · EXPLORERS · whant · sesquipedalian

Recent Favorites

pygopagus · sanglant · Astacus · sweetbread · qualms

Recent Pronunciations

these grunts every eight hours · haul it off to our darkest dungeon · send for a doctor · forget what witticism you were originally going to insert here because you've just banged your knee on your desk · the rest will come naturally