Dictionary Entry
emulate
emulate is a 7-letter English word with 5 senses as adjective, transitive verb, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Striving to excel; ambitious; emulous. Face value is 9 in Scrabble and 12 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
7 letters · Scrabble 9 · Words With Friends 12 · 5 senses
Definitions
- 1adjective
Striving to excel; ambitious; emulous.
- 2transitive verb
To strive to equal or to excel in qualities or actions; to imitate, with a view to equal or to outdo, to vie with; to rival; as, to emulate the good and the great.
- 3verb
compete with successfully; approach or reach equality with
"This artist's drawings cannot emulate his water colors"
- 4verb
imitate the function of (another system), as by modifying the hardware or the software
- 5verb
strive to equal or match, especially by imitating
"He is emulating the skating skills of his older sister"
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