em·u·late [ émmyə làyt ](past and past participleem·u·lat·ed, present participleem·u·lat·ing, 3rd person present singularem·u·lates)
transitive verb
Definition:
1. try to equal somebody or something: to try to equal or surpass somebody or something that is successful or admired
2. compete successfully with somebody or something: to be successful in comparison with somebody or something else emulates the achievement of better-funded ventures
3. comput modify to imitate another computer system: to modify a computer system so that it appears to behave like another computer system, and can thereby accept data and run programs that are designed for the system being emulated
[Late 16th century. < Latin aemulat-, past participle of aemulari "to rival" < aemulus "rival"]
