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to emulate
01
to make an attempt at matching or surpassing someone or something, particularly by the means of imitation
Transitive: to emulate sb/sth
Grammatical Information
Composition
Simple
action verb
regular
present tense
emulate
3rd person singular
emulates
present participle
emulating
past simple
emulated
past participle
emulated
Examples
The young athlete aspired to emulate the achievements of their Olympic hero.
02
to match or come close to being as good as something or someone
Transitive: to emulate sth
Examples
She worked hard to emulate her mentor ’s level of expertise.
03
to mimic the operation or behavior of a different computer system or software
Transitive: to emulate a computer system or software
Examples
The new software is designed to emulate older operating systems for compatibility.
Lexical Tree
emulation
emulator
emulous
emulate
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