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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Emulate \Em"u*late\, a. [L. aemulatus p. p. of aemulari fr
aemulus emulous; prob. akin to E. imitate.]
Striving to excel; ambitious; emulous. [Obs.] ``A most
emulate pride.'' --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Emulate \Em"u*late\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Emulated}; p. pr &
vb n. {Emulating}.]
To strive to equal or to excel in qualities or actions; to
imitate, with a view to equal or to outdo, to vie with to
rival; as to emulate the good and the great.
Thine eye would emulate the diamond. --Shak.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
emulate
v : strive to equal or match [syn: {copy}]
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