Speakur

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emulate

/ˈɛm.jə.leɪt/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.41 in modern English

Syllables
em-u-late
IPA
/ˈɛm.jə.leɪt/
9
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To attempt to equal or be the same as.

Archaic

verb

To copy or imitate, especially a person.

verb

To feel a rivalry with; to be jealous of, to envy.

Obsolete

verb

of a program or device: to imitate another program or device

adj

Striving to excel, ambitious, emulous.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

Etymology

First attested in 1586; borrowed from Latin aemulātus, perfect active participle of Latin aemulor (“to rival, emulate”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (adjective-forming suffix).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈɛm.jə.leɪt/
  • British English: /ˈɛm.jʊ.leɪt/

Usage

Inflected Forms

emulates (present, singular) emulating (participle, present) emulated (participle, past) emulated (past) æmulate (alternative, obsolete) more emulate (comparative) most emulate (superlative)

Derived Forms

emulable emulatable emulation emulative emulator emulatory unemulated

Frequently Paired Words

emulation emulative emulator emulous simulate copy imitate mimic

Questions

How do you pronounce emulate?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɛm.jə.leɪt/.
What does emulate mean?
To attempt to equal or be the same as.
Where does emulate come from?
It is traced to Latin. First known use: First attested in 1586.

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