emulate

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

emu·late [emulate emulates emulated emulating] BrE [ˈemjuleɪt] NAmE [ˈemjuleɪt] verb
1. ~ sb/sth (formal)to try to do sth as well as sb else because you admire them
•She hopes to emulate her sister's sporting achievements.
2. ~ sth (computing) (of a computer program, etc.)to work in the same way as another computer, etc. and perform the same tasks
Derived Word: ↑emulation
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Word Origin:
late 16th cent.: from Latin aemulat- ‘rivalled, equalled’, from the verb aemulari, from aemulus ‘rival’.

Example Bank:
•She hopes to emulate her sister's sporting achievements.