em•u•late
Pronunciation: (v.em'yu-lāt"adj.em'yu-lit), [key]
— v., adj. -lat•ed, -lat•ing,
—v.t.
- to try to equal or excel; imitate with effort to equal or surpass: to emulate one's father as a concert violinist.
- to rival with some degree of success: Some smaller cities now emulate the major capitals in their cultural offerings.
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- to imitate (a particular computer system) by using a software system, often including a microprogram or another computer that enables it to do the same work, run the same programs, etc., as the first.
- to replace (software) with hardware to perform the same task.
—adj.
- emulous.
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