emulates

Meaning of emulates

verb, 3rd person present
  1. match or surpass (a person or achievement), typically by imitation.
    most rulers wished to emulate Alexander the Great

late 16th century: from Latin aemulat- ‘rivalled, equalled’, from the verb aemulari, from aemulus ‘rival’.

Information about emulates

  • It is a verb.
  • The singular form of emulates is: emulate.
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Hyphenation of emulates

em-u-lates

  • It consists of 3 syllables and 8 chars.
  • emulates is a word trisyllabic because it has three syllables

emulates synonyms

Meaning take or follow as a model:

imitate

Meaning imitate the style or behaviour of:

copy

Meaning produce something very similar to (something else) in a different medium or context:

reproduce

Meaning imitate (someone or their actions or words), especially in order to entertain or ridicule:

mimic

Meaning (of a surface) show a reflection of:

mirror

Meaning (of a sound) be repeated or reverberate after the original sound has stopped:

echo

Meaning act according to the lead or example of (someone):

follow

Meaning be equal to (something) in quality or strength:

match

Meaning be the same as in number or amount:

equal

Meaning be similar or corresponding to:

parallel

Meaning come close or be similar to something in quality, nature, or quantity:

approximate

Meaning be or seem to be equal or comparable to:

rival

Meaning exceed; be greater than:

surpass

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