English Explanatory Dictionary

emulate

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To attempt to equal or be the same as.
  2. To copy or imitate, especially a person.
  3. To feel a rivalry with; to be jealous of, to envy.
  4. of a program or device: to imitate another program or device
adj
  1. Striving to excel, ambitious, emulous.

Pronunciation

/ˈɛm.jʊ.leɪt/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-emulate.wav /ˈɛm.jə.leɪt/ /ˈem.jə.læɪt/

Word forms

emulate emulates emulating emulated æmulate more emulate most emulate

Etymology

First attested in 1586; borrowed from Latin aemulātus, perfect active participle of Latin aemulor (“to rival, emulate”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (adjective-forming suffix).

Related words

emulation emulative emulator emulous simulate copy imitate mimic

Derived words

emulable emulatable emulation emulative emulator emulatory unemulated
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