strive to equal or match, especially by imitating
"He is emulating the skating skills of his older sister"
imitate the function of (another system), as by modifying the hardware or the software
"The developer decided to emulate the vintage console's processing power by rewriting the emulator's core code."
compete with successfully; approach or reach equality with
"This artist's drawings cannot emulate his water colors"
To attempt to equal or be the same as.
"After winning the championship, many young athletes try to emulate his record-breaking scoring pace."
Striving to excel; ambitious; emulous.
"The young athletes were so eager to emulate their coach's record-breaking performance that they trained twice as hard every morning."
The word emulate first appeared in English in 1586. It was borrowed from the Latin verb aemulor, which means "to rival" or "to emulate."