emulate : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: emulate	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for emulate
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
emulate v strive to equal or match, especially by imitating; "He is emulating the skating skills of his older sister" imitate the function of (another system), as by modifying the hardware or the software compete with successfully; approach or reach equality with; "This artist's drawings cannot emulate his water colors"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Emulate \Em"ulate\, a. [L. aemulatus, p. p. of aemulari, fr. aemulus emulous; prob. akin to E. imitate.] Striving to excel; ambitious; emulous. [Obs.] [bd]A most emulate* pride.[b8] --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Emulate \Em"ulate\, 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.