emulate
[verb]
Synonyms: imitate, compete with, copy, echo, follow, mimic, rival

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Related Words: challenge, outvie

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em‧u‧late /ˈemjəleɪt, ˈemjʊleɪt/ verb [transitive]
[Date: 1500-1600; Language: Latin; Origin: aemulatus, past participle of aemulari 'to (try to) be as good as another']
to do something or behave in the same way as someone else, especially because you admire them Synonym : imitate:
He hoped to emulate the success of Wilder.
—emulation /ˌemjəˈleɪʃən, ˌemjʊˈleɪʃən/ noun [uncountable]

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