Antonyms for emulate
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : verb em-yuh-leyt; adjective em-yuh-lit |
| Phonetic Transcription : verb ˈɛm yəˌleɪt; adjective ˈɛm yə lɪt |
Definition of emulate
Origin :- 1580s, back-formation from emulation, or else from Latin aemulatus, past participle of aemulari "to rival." Related: Emulated; emulating.
- verb copy the actions of
- Impudently she strove to emulate his coolness, but did not completely succeed.
- Extract from : « Scaramouche » by Rafael Sabatini
- But Straws was not called upon to emulate this classic example.
- Extract from : « The Strollers » by Frederic S. Isham
- The Prince praised the deeds of his ancestors, and called upon him to emulate them.
- Extract from : « Red Cap Tales » by Samuel Rutherford Crockett
- "And one that an Englishman may do well to emulate," returned Bluewater.
- Extract from : « The Two Admirals » by J. Fenimore Cooper
- He determined to emulate Windsor, and he sent for Sir Carte.
- Extract from : « The Young Duke » by Benjamin Disraeli
- Was it something in a cast of character or a tenet of a creed, or was it what any one could emulate?
- Extract from : « The Letter of the Contract » by Basil King
- But in getting about the country they do not so much as begin to emulate him.
- Extract from : « Change in the Village » by (AKA George Bourne) George Sturt
- It was the way they all did the adventure-story that he tried most dauntlessly to emulate.
- Extract from : « Embarrassments » by Henry James
- Why should we despise the rich, why should we seek to emulate them?
- Extract from : « April's Lady » by Margaret Wolfe Hungerford
- I felt too miserable with apprehension to emulate Narcisse's enthusiasm.
- Extract from : « The Belovd Vagabond » by William J. Locke
Synonyms for emulate
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