English-Thai Dictionary

emulate

VT เอาอย่าง เพื่อให้ เท่าเทียม หรือ เหนือกว่า คนอื่น  เลียนแบบ เพื่อให้ เท่าเทียม หรือ เหนือกว่า คนอื่น  copy imitate aol-yang-puea-hai-tao-tiam-rue-nuea-kwa-kon-uen

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

EMULATE

v.t.[L. oemulor; Gr. strife, contest. ] 1. To strive to equal or excel, in qualities or actions; to imitate, with a view to equal or excel; to vie with; to rival. Learn early to emulate the good and the great. Emulate the virtues and shun the vices of distinguished men.
2. To be equal to.
Thy eye would emulate the diamond.
3. To imitate; to resemble. [Unusual. ]
Convulsion emulating the motion of laughter.

 

EMULATE

a.Ambitious. [Little used. ]

 

EMULATED

pp. Rivaled; imitated.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

EMULATE

Em "u *late, a. Etym: [L. aemulatus, p. p. of aemulari, fr. aemulus emulous; prob. akin to E. imitate. ]

 

Defn: Striving to excel; ambitious; emulous. [Obs. ] "A most emulate pride. " Shak.

 

EMULATE

Em "u *late, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Emulated; p. pr. & vb. n. Emulating. ]

 

Defn: To strive to equal or to excel in qualities or actions; to imitate, with a view to equal or to outdo, to vie with; to rival; as, to emulate the good and the great. Thine eye would emulate the diamond. Shak.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

emulate

em u late |ˈemyəˌlāt ˈɛmjəˌleɪt | ▶verb [ with obj. ] match or surpass (a person or achievement ), typically by imitation: lesser men trying to emulate his greatness. • imitate: hers is not a hairstyle I wish to emulate. • Computing reproduce the function or action of (a different computer, software system, etc. ). DERIVATIVES em u la tion |ˌemyəˈlāSHən |noun, em u la tive |-ˌlātiv |adjective, em u la tor |-ˌlātər |noun ORIGIN late 16th cent.: from Latin aemulat- ‘rivaled, equaled, ’ from the verb aemulari, from aemulus ‘rival. ’

 

Oxford Dictionary

emulate

emulate |ˈɛmjʊleɪt | ▶verb [ with obj. ] match or surpass (a person or achievement ), typically by imitation: most rulers wished to emulate Alexander the Great. • imitate: hers is not a hairstyle I wish to emulate. • Computing reproduce the function or action of (a different computer, software system, etc. ). DERIVATIVES emulation |-ˈleɪʃ (ə )n |noun, emulative |-lətɪv |adjective, emulator noun ORIGIN late 16th cent.: from Latin aemulat- ‘rivalled, equalled ’, from the verb aemulari, from aemulus ‘rival ’.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

emulate

emulate verb they tried to emulate Lucy's performance: imitate, copy, mirror, echo, follow, model oneself on; match, equal, parallel, be on a par with, be in the same league as, come close to; compete with, contend with, rival, surpass; take a leaf out of someone's book.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

emulate

emulate verb they tried to emulate Lucy's glowing performance: imitate, copy, reproduce, mimic, mirror, echo, follow, model oneself on, take as a model, take as an example; match, equal, parallel, be the equal of, be on a par with, be in the same league as, come near to, come close to, approximate; compete with, contend with, rival, vie with, surpass; informal take a leaf out of someone's book.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

emulate

em u late /émjəlèɪt /動詞 他動詞 ｟かたく ｠1 〈尊敬する人 立派な物 〉を見習う, まねる .2 …と張り合う, 競う ; …に勝とうと努力する .3 〘コンピュ 〙〈別のソフトなど 〉と同じ機能を果たす .4 …に匹敵する .è m u l á tion 名詞 U 見習うこと ; 競争 ; 〘コンピュ 〙エミュレーション .