- 1emulate somebody/something (formal) to try to do something as well as someone else because you admire them She hopes to emulate her sister's athletic achievements.
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- 2emulate something (computing) (of a computer program, etc.) to work in the same way as another computer, etc. and perform the same tasks
emulate
verbNAmE//ˈɛmyəˌleɪt//
Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they emulate he / she / it emulates
past simple emulated
-ing form emulating
NAmE//ˌɛmyəˈleɪʃn//
noun [uncountable, countable]See emulate in the Oxford Advanced Learner's DictionaryCheck pronunciation: emulate