emulate

C2 Topic:Actions & Processes

US /ˈɛm.jə.leɪt/ UK /ˈɛm.jʊ.leɪt/ See IPA manual

Freq #28445

Meanings

1

verb
To copy or imitate someone, especially because you admire them.

Young players try to emulate their football heroes.
2

verb
To try to match or do as well as someone or something.

The new firm hoped to emulate the success of its rivals.
3

verb
Of a computer or program, to imitate the function of another system.

This software can emulate an older operating system.

Verb forms

Verb forms are not available for this word yet.

Thesaurus

Word family

Forms emulatedemulatesemulating

Derived forms emulableemulatableemulation emulative emulatoremulatoryunemulated

Related forms emulation emulative emulator emulous simulate

Etymology

First attested in 1586; borrowed from Latin aemulātus, perfect active participle of Latin aemulor (“to rival, emulate”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (adjective-forming suffix).

aemulor Latin

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Actions & Processes Word Formation & Derivatives

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# emulate

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2
**Part of speech:** verb
**IPA (US):** /ˈɛm.jə.leɪt/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈɛm.jʊ.leɪt/
**Frequency rank:** 28445

## Meanings
1. To copy or imitate someone, especially because you admire them.
2. To try to match or do as well as someone or something.
3. Of a computer or program, to imitate the function of another system.

## Examples
- Young players try to emulate their football heroes.
- The new firm hoped to emulate the success of its rivals.
- This software can emulate an older operating system.

## Derived Forms
- emulable
- emulatable
- emulation
- emulative
- emulator
- emulatory
- unemulated

## Related Forms
- emulation
- emulative
- emulator
- emulous
- simulate

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: aemulor

## Etymology
First attested in 1586; borrowed from Latin aemulātus, perfect active participle of Latin aemulor (“to rival, emulate”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (adjective-forming suffix).

## AI Etymology
Emulate is first attested in 1586; borrowed from Latin aemulātus, perfect active participle of Latin aemulor (“to rival, emulate”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (adjective-forming suffix). Important recorded forms include aemulor (Latin). Current senses include to copy or imitate someone, especially because you admire them and to try to match or do as well as someone or something. The wider family includes derived forms such as emulable, emulatable, emulation, emulative, and emulator; related words such as emulation, emulative, emulator, and emulous.

## Topics
- Actions & Processes
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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