emulateverb [ T ]
uk/ˈem.jə.leɪt/us/ˈem.jə.leɪt/formalto copy something achieved by someone else and try to do it as well as they have:
They hope to emulate the success of other software companies.
Fitzgerald is eager to emulate Martin's record of three successive world titles.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Copying and copies
- ape
- blueprint
- carbon copy
- carbon paper
- co-opt
- imitation
- imitative
- imitator
- impersonate
- impersonator
- leaf
- lift
- plagiarize
- recreate
- reinvent
- replica
- replicate
- reproduce
- reproduction
- simulation
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emulation
noun [ C or U ] uk/ˌem.jəˈleɪ.ʃən/us/ˌem.jəˈleɪ.ʃən/