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emulate
to strive to equal or excel; to vie with successfully
Not to be confused with:
imitate – to copy the actions, appearance, or mannerisms of another; ape, mimic, mock, parody
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em·u·late
(ĕm′yə-lāt′)tr.v. em·u·lat·ed, em·u·lat·ing, em·u·lates
1. To strive to equal or excel, especially through imitation: an older pupil whose accomplishments and style I emulated.
2. To compete with successfully; approach or attain equality with.
3. Computers To imitate the function of (another system), as by modifications to hardware or software that allow the imitating system to accept the same data, execute the same programs, and achieve the same results as the imitated system.
[Latin aemulārī, aemulāt-, from aemulus, emulous; see emulous.]
em′u·la′tion (-lā′shən) n.
em′u·la′tive adj.
em′u·la′tor n.
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emulate
(ˈɛmjʊˌleɪt)vb (tr)
1. to attempt to equal or surpass, esp by imitation
2. to rival or compete with
3. (Computer Science) 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
[C16: from Latin aemulārī, from aemulus competing with; probably related to imitārī to imitate]
ˈemulative adj
ˈemulatively adv
ˈemuˌlator n
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em•u•late
(v. ˈɛm yəˌleɪt; adj. -lɪt)v. -lat•ed, -lat•ing,
adj. v.t.
1. to imitate in an effort to equal or surpass.
2. to rival with some degree of success.
3.
adj. a. to imitate the functions of (another computer system) by means of software.
b. to replace (software) with hardware to perform the same task.
4. Obs. emulous.
em′u•la`tive, adj.
em′u•la`tive•ly, adv.
em′u•la`tor, n.
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emulate
- Means "try to equal or surpass, especially by copying."See also related terms for try.
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emulate
Past participle: emulated
Gerund: emulating
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Verb | 1. | emulate - strive to equal or match, especially by imitating; "He is emulating the skating skills of his older sister" |
2. | emulate - imitate the function of (another system), as by modifying the hardware or the software computer science, computing - the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures imitate - appear like, as in behavior or appearance; "Life imitate art" | |
3. | emulate - compete with successfully; approach or reach equality with; "This artist's drawings cannot emulate his water colors" |
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emulate
verb imitate, follow, copy, mirror, echo, mimic, take after, follow in the footsteps of, follow the example of, take a leaf out of someone's book, model yourself on Sons are traditionally expected to emulate their fathers.
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emulate
verb1. To take as a model or make conform to a model:
Idioms: follow in the footsteps of, follow suit, follow the example of.
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Translations
يَتَشَبَّه بِ، يُنافِس
efterligne
líkja eftir; reyna aî jafnast á viî
lenktyniautilenktyniavimasrungtis
censties pārspēt
aşık atmakdaha iyisini yapmaya çalışmak
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emulate
vt
(= imitate) → nacheifern (+dat), → nachstreben (+dat); I tried to emulate his success → ich versuchte, es ihm gleichzutun
(Comput) → emulieren
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emulate
(ˈemjuleit) verb to try hard to equal or be better than.
ˌemuˈlation nounKernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.