emulate
verb
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
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Senses
Sense 1 verb
strive to equal or match, especially by imitating
He is emulating the skating skills of his older sister
Types & categories
- imitate hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 2 verb
imitate the function of (another system), as by modifying the hardware or the software
Types & categories
- imitate hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 3 verb
compete with successfully; approach or reach equality with
This artist's drawings cannot emulate his water colors
Types & categories
- compete hypernym
Related & opposite
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | emulation |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | emulation |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | copycat |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | imitate |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | emulation |
| 2 | domain topic | Related & opposite | computing |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | imitate |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | emulation |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | emulation |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | compete |