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emulateemulate /ˈɛmyəˌleɪt/ ●○○ verb [transitive] ETYMOLOGYemulateOrigin: 1500-1600 Latin aemulatus, past participle of aemulari to (try to) be as good as another VERB TABLEemulate |
Present | I, you, we, they | emulate | | he, she, it | emulates | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | emulated | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have emulated | | he, she, it | has emulated | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had emulated | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will emulate | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have emulated |
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Present | I | am emulating | | he, she, it | is emulating | | you, we, they | are emulating | Past | I, he, she, it | was emulating | | you, we, they | were emulating | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been emulating | | he, she, it | has been emulating | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been emulating | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be emulating | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been emulating |
1to try to do something or behave in the same way as someone else, especially because you admire him or her: He wanted to emulate the style of trumpet player Bobby Hackett. → see also imitate2computers if one computer or piece of electronic equipment emulates another, it works in a similar way [Origin: 1500–1600 Latin aemulatus, past participle of aemulari to (try to) be as good as another]—emulation /ˌɛmyəˈleɪʃən/ noun [uncountable] |