emulate | Definition of emulate

Synonyms and Antonyms of emulate

1 to be the same in meaning or effect

what they offered at the new resort didn't begin to emulate the kind of pampering we were used to getting at the resort that closed down

Synonyms of emulate

add up (to), amount (to), come (to), correspond (to), equal

Words Related to emulate

approach, match, measure (up), meet, rival, touch

connote, denote, express, import, mean, signify, smack (of), spell, suggest

2 to use (someone or something) as the model for one's speech, mannerisms, or behavior

a pro athlete who has often said that children should emulate their parents—not him

Synonyms of emulate

ape, copy, copycat, imitate, mime, mimic

Words Related to emulate

ditto, echo, reecho, repeat

burlesque, caricature, lampoon, mock, parody, travesty

impersonate, perform, play