emulate

== English == === Alternative forms === æmulate (obsolete) === 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). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɛm.jʊ.leɪt/ (General American, Canada) IPA(key): /ˈɛm.jə.leɪt/ (Australian, New Zealand) IPA(key): /ˈem.jə.læɪt/ Hyphenation: em‧u‧late === Verb === emulate (third-person singular simple present emulates, present participle emulating, simple past and past participle emulated) (now rare) To attempt to equal or be the same as. To copy or imitate, especially a person. (obsolete) To feel a rivalry with; to be jealous of, to envy. (computing) of a program or device: to imitate another program or device ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Adjective === emulate (comparative more emulate, superlative most emulate) (obsolete) Striving to excel, ambitious, emulous. === See also === === Anagrams === metulae == Italian == === Etymology 1 === ==== Verb ==== emulate inflection of emulare: second-person plural present indicative second-person plural imperative === Etymology 2 === ==== Participle ==== emulate f pl feminine plural of emulato === Anagrams === metalue == Spanish == === Verb === emulate second-person singular voseo imperative of emular combined with te