Associations to the word «Emulate»

Wiktionary

EMULATE, verb. (now rare) To attempt to equal or be the same as.
EMULATE, verb. To copy or imitate, especially a person.
EMULATE, verb. (obsolete) To feel a rivalry with; to be jealous of, to envy.
EMULATE, verb. (computing) of a program or device: to imitate another program or device
EMULATE, adjective. (obsolete) Striving to excel; ambitious; emulous.

Dictionary definition

EMULATE, verb. Strive to equal or match, especially by imitating; "He is emulating the skating skills of his older sister".
EMULATE, verb. Imitate the function of (another system), as by modifying the hardware or the software.
EMULATE, verb. Compete with successfully; approach or reach equality with; "This artist's drawings cannot emulate his water colors".

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley