Hypertext Webster Gateway: "emulate"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Emulate \Em"u*late\, a. [L. aemulatus, p. p. of aemulari, fr.
aemulus emulous; prob. akin to E. imitate.]
Striving to excel; ambitious; emulous. [Obs.] ``A most
emulate pride.'' --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Emulate \Em"u*late\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Emulated}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Emulating}.]
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.
Thine eye would emulate the diamond. --Shak.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
emulate
v 1: strive to equal or match, especially by imitating; "He is
emulating the skating skills of his older sister"
2: imitate the function of (another system), as by modifying
the hardware or the software; in computer science
3: compete with successfully; approach or reach equality with;
"This artists's drawings cannot emulate his water colors"
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