emulate
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.
Obsolete. emulous.
Origin of emulate
1Other words for emulate
Other words from emulate
- em·u·la·tive, adjective
- em·u·la·tive·ly, adverb
- em·u·la·tor, noun
- non·em·u·la·tive, adjective
- o·ver·em·u·late, verb (used with object), o·ver·em·u·lat·ed, o·ver·em·u·lat·ing.
- un·em·u·la·tive, adjective
Words that may be confused with emulate
- emulate , immolate
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How to use emulate in a sentence
For my mom, it’s a precious moment—and one that, as an adult, I had hoped to emulate with my children.
The happiness and heartbreak of a daughter’s first fishing trip | By Jonathon Klein/Field & Stream | December 30, 2020 | Popular-ScienceYet women who want to start a company or simply work for a great one often struggle to find success stories to emulate.
Men named Jo(h)n have written as many of 2020’s top business books as all women combined | jakemeth | December 20, 2020 | FortuneTo accommodate its governmental customers, Webex even added a new feature that allows legislators to emulate voting on laws.
The pandemic was great for Zoom. What happens when there’s a vaccine? | Rani Molla | December 4, 2020 | VoxIts rapid rise has forced incumbents to emulate its innovations, most notably zero-commission trading, which virtually all brokers now offer.
From its name on down, it’s clear that zero-emissions vehicle startup Nikola aims to emulate Tesla’s soaring trajectory.
It became a model, rarely emulated, of how digital tools can be used to find common ground in a contentious society.
“He was amazing about befriending people where there may not be common interests, and I emulated that,” Bush says.
Dubya’s Portraits of Tony Blair and Vladimir Putin Are Just as Genius as You Hoped | Ann Binlot | April 4, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIt has emulated others in learning how Washington works and how to work in Washington.
In a storied career, it may be his unfailingly positive outlook for which he is most admired and emulated.
What Michael J. Fox’s Return to TV Tells Us About the Power of Optimism | Deborah W. Brooks | September 26, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTKathryn has emulated her parents by taking up a successful career in the law.
Thief Holds Tony Blair’s Daughter At Gunpoint Demanding Jewels and Cash | Nico Hines | September 19, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTThe men bore up well against their Euroclydon, and emulated the conduct of the ship.
The British Expedition to the Crimea | William Howard RussellMeantime the courts of justice emulated the example of cruelty set them by the government and the mob.
History of the Rise of the Huguenots | Henry BairdThe consulting engineer is a man to be admired and emulated by all engineering students.
Opportunities in Engineering | Charles M. HortonIn morals and in ferocity these Schwarzreiters emulated their pedestrian brethren the Lanzknechts.
Quentin Durward | Sir Walter ScottHe turned his hair back loosely and emulated the independent swing of Mr. Temple Boyle.
The "Genius" | Theodore Dreiser
British Dictionary definitions for emulate
/ (ˈɛmjʊˌleɪt) /
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
Origin of emulate
1Derived forms of emulate
- emulative, adjective
- emulatively, adverb
- emulator, noun
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