emulate[verb]Synonyms: imitate, compete with, copy, echo, follow, mimic, rival
Related Words: challenge,
outvie [TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
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 /ˌemjəˈleɪʃ
ən, ˌemjʊˈleɪʃ
ən/
noun [uncountable] [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲