emulate
verb (used with object)
to try to equal or excel; imitate with effort to equal or surpass.
am emulating
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present progressiveof emulate (1st person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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A fair moiety of this present chapter could be usurped by a detailed account of the beauties of the Unheard Chopin—you see I am emulating the critics with my phrase-making.
From Old Fogy His Musical Opinions and Grotesques by James Huneker
