emulate
/ˈemjəˌleɪt/EH-myuh-layt
/ˈɛmjəˌleɪt/EH-myuh-layt
Meaningto rival
Common meaning: to copy someone in the hope of matching them
- emulstriving to match, rivallingLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 55 · scan
- ateverb or adjective ending: to make, having
Journey through time
- Latinaemulus, -a, -um‘striving to match, rivalling’
- Englishemulate‘to copy someone in the hope of matching them’ · today
emul also in: emulous
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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- US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Latin aemulus ‘striving to match, rivalling’.
Roots
- aemulus, -a, -um Latin “striving to match, rivalling”
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