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emulate
[em-yuh-leyt, em-yuh-lit]
verb (used with object)
to try to equal or excel; imitate with effort to equal or surpass.
to emulate one's father as a concert violinist.
to rival with some degree of success.
Some smaller cities now emulate the major capitals in their cultural offerings.
Computers.
to imitate (a particular computer system) by using a software system, often including a microprogram or another computer that enables it to do the same work, run the same programs, etc., as the first.
to replace (software) with hardware to perform the same task.
adjective
Obsolete., emulous.
emulate
/ ˈɛmjʊˌleɪt /
verb
to attempt to equal or surpass, esp by imitation
to rival or compete with
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
Other Word Forms
- emulative adjective
- emulatively adverb
- emulator noun
- nonemulative adjective
- overemulate verb (used with object)
- unemulative adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of emulate1
Example Sentences
I was like, how can I emulate this with just the keys and me in a solo take?
One moment, a pulsating EDM beat, beaming lasers and intense fog machines took over the stage — emulating a rave.
Australia were banking on the 35-year-old to emulate his exploits in the second innings and he whipped the sold-out Perth Stadium crowd into a frenzy when he removed Zak Crawley in his first over.
The home secretary believes Denmark is an example to emulate because its asylum policy - summed up as "less in, more out" - has been achieved while remaining inside the European Convention on Human Rights.
Holding up homemade cards as 'Silent Night' played in the background - emulating a scene from the film 'Love Actually' - Hearn expertly avoided being interrupted, despite Eubank Jr's attempts to heckle him.
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