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`1e m u l a t e
`verb | em·u·late | \ˈem-yə-ˌlāt, -yü-\
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`Simple Definition of emulate
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`Popularity: Top 20% of words
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`: to try to be like (someone or something you admire)
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`Full Definition of emulate
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`em·u·lat·ed em·u·lat·ing
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`t r a n s i t i v e v e r b
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`a : to strive to equal or excel
`b : imitate; especially : to imitate by means of an emulator
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`: to equal or approach equality with
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`Examples of emulate
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`If you are talking to someone younger, do not condescend. If you are talking to someone older, back up feelings with
`facts and never be in such a rush to make your point that you forget the art of listening. And please, no one try to
`emulate the histrionic, discursive style of any talking heads you see on television. —William Norwich, Vogue, 9 Sept. 2008
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`Although some schools are postponing new projects because of the faltering economy, others are forging ahead with
`plans to emulate freshman programs that have long existed at some of the nation's oldest colleges. —Jeninne Lee-St.
`John, Time, 27 Oct. 2008
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`I started out emulating Chandler in that first book, maybe the first book and a half, because I was in my novitiate, and
`whenever I wasn't clear on what to do I would actively think about Chandler and what Marlow would have done. —Robert
`B. Parker et al., Colloquium on Crime, 1986
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`She grew up emulating her sports heroes.
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`artists emulating the style of their teachers
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`Origin of emulate
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`Latin aemulatus, past participle of aemulari, from aemulus rivaling
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`First Known Use: 1582
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`Related to emulate
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`Synonyms
`add up (to), come (to), correspond (to), amount (to), equal
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