Emulate

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • v. To strive to equal or excel, especially through imitation: an older pupil whose accomplishments and style I emulated.
  • v. To compete with successfully; approach or attain equality with.
  • 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.
  • adj. Obsolete Ambitious; emulous.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • v. To attempt to equal or be the same as.
  • v. To copy or imitate, especially a person.
  • v. To feel a rivalry with; to be jealous of, to envy.
  • v. of a program or device: to imitate another program or device
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. Striving to excel; ambitious; emulous.
  • 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.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • 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.
  • To be a match or counterpart for; imitate; resemble.
  • To envy.
  • Emulative; eager to equal or excel.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • v. imitate the function of (another system), as by modifying the hardware or the software
  • v. strive to equal or match, especially by imitating
  • v. compete with successfully; approach or reach equality with
    • Verb Form
    emulated    emulates    emulating   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    imitate    simulate    copy    contend    vie    compete   
    Cross Reference
    simulate    imitate    mimic    copy   
    Form
    emulated    emulating   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    ambitious    emulous    rival   
     
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