Question 1 · Quick check
emulate
CEFRC1
/ˈɛm.jʊ.leɪt/
verb
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In plain English
- 01
verb
To copy someone's actions or success because you admire them.
- 02
verb
Extra detailTo copy or imitate, especially a person.
Examples
At this point in time, you need a powerful computer to emulate this game.
Every child needs someone to admire and emulate.
At a glance
Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale
- Senses
- 5
- Parts of speech
- 1
- Citations
- 3
Also pronounced
- /ˈem.jə.læɪt/
Deep Dive
verb
Extra meaningsTo feel a rivalry with; to be jealous of, to envy.
To attempt to equal or be the same as.
of a program or device: to imitate another program or device
More examples
In contextPeople are endlessly fascinating, even if you'd never want to emulate them.
But the councell then present emulating my successe, would not thinke it fit to spare me fortie men to be hazzarded in those unknowne regions [...].
The Magpies are unbeaten and enjoying their best run since 1994, although few would have thought the class of 2011 would come close to emulating their ancestors.
Quick test
Two questions on this entry. Nothing is scored.
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Origin
verb
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).