emulate
verb (used with object)
to try to equal or excel; imitate with effort to equal or surpass.
emulatively
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a word derived from
emulate.
Example Sentences
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"Did she?" persisted Sissy, putting her jackstones in her pocket and rising emulatively.
From The Madigans by Orson Lowell
