emulate
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- v strive to equal or match, especially by imitating
- v imitate the function of (another system), as by modifying the hardware or the software
- v compete with successfully; approach or reach equality with
This artist's drawings cannot emulate his water colors
- Although brilliant, his poem cannot emulate the earthiness of his prose.
- Ghetto kids, said a black police detective, "think he's the greatest thing since Muhammad Ali," an idol to emulate.
- Their conspicuous consumption has led the remaining 80% of society to emulate them.