emulate

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verb

Definition of EMULATE

1

to be the same in meaning or effect <what they offered at the new resort didn't begin to emulate the kind of pampering we were used to getting at the resort that closed down>

Synonyms add up (to), come (to), correspond (to), emulate, equal

Related Words approach, match, measure (up), meet, rival, touch; connote, denote, express, import, mean, signify, smack (of), spell, suggest

2

to use (someone or something) as the model for one's speech, mannerisms, or behavior <a pro athlete who has often said that children should emulate their parents—not him>

Synonyms ape, copy, copycat, emulate, mime, mimic

Related Words ditto, echo, reecho, repeat; burlesque, caricature, lampoon, mock, parody, travesty; impersonate, perform, play; pantomime