Sometimes not a thing: emulate can be used as a synonym of imitate, as in “a painter who emulates her teacher’s style.” But more often, emulate is about trying to equal or surpass someone you admire by striving to master what they’ve accomplished.
EMULATE definition: to try to equal or excel; imitate with effort to equal or surpass. See examples of emulate used in a sentence.
EMULATE meaning: 1. to copy something achieved by someone else and try to do it as well as they have: 2. to copy…. Learn more.
Definition of emulate verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
If you emulate something or someone, you imitate them because you admire them a great deal.
When you emulate someone, you imitate them, especially with the idea of matching their success.
emulate (third-person singular simple present emulates, present participle emulating, simple past and past participle emulated) (now rare) To attempt to equal or be the same as. People are endlessly fascinating, even if you'd never want to emulate them.
to imitate (someone or something) in an effort to equal or do better than; to try to do as well as or better than: The struggling companies want to emulate the successful overseas competition.
emulate (verb) emulate / ˈ ɛmjəˌleɪt/ verb emulates; emulated; emulating Britannica Dictionary definition of EMULATE [+ object] : to try to be like (someone or something you admire)
Paestan lekythos depicting Niobe turning to stone, c. 330 B.C, Altes Museum, Berlin Niobe (/ ˈnaɪ.ə.biː /; Ancient Greek: Νιόβη [ni.óbɛː]: Nióbē) was in Greek mythology a daughter of Tantalus and of either Dione or of Eurythemista or Euryanassa. She was the wife of Amphion and the sister of Pelops and Broteas. Niobe is mentioned by Achilles in Homer 's Iliad, which relates her ...