Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to emulate
Participle: emulated
Gerund: emulating
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | emulate |
| you | emulate |
| he;she;it | emulates |
| we | emulate |
| you | emulate |
| they | emulate |
Perfect
| I | have emulated |
| you | have emulated |
| he;she;it | has emulated |
| we | have emulated |
| you | have emulated |
| they | have emulated |
Past
| I | emulated |
| you | emulated |
| he;she;it | emulated |
| we | emulated |
| you | emulated |
| they | emulated |
Pluperfect
| I | had emulated |
| you | had emulated |
| he;she;it | had emulated |
| we | had emulated |
| you | had emulated |
| they | had emulated |
Future
| I | will emulate |
| you | will emulate |
| he;she;it | will emulate |
| we | will emulate |
| you | will emulate |
| they | will emulate |
Future Perfect
| I | will have emulated |
| you | will have emulated |
| he;she;it | will have emulated |
| we | will have emulated |
| you | will have emulated |
| they | will have emulated |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | emulate |
| you | emulate |
| he;she;it | emulate |
| we | emulate |
| you | emulate |
| they | emulate |
Perfect
| I | have emulated |
| you | have emulated |
| he;she;it | have emulated |
| we | have emulated |
| you | have emulated |
| they | have emulated |
Imperfect
| I | emulated |
| you | emulated |
| he;she;it | emulated |
| we | emulated |
| you | emulated |
| they | emulated |
Pluperfect
| I | had emulated |
| you | had emulated |
| he;she;it | had emulated |
| we | had emulated |
| you | had emulated |
| they | had emulated |
Conditional
Present
| I | would emulate |
| you | would emulate |
| he;she;it | would emulate |
| we | would emulate |
| you | would emulate |
| they | would emulate |
Perfect
| I | would have emulated |
| you | would have emulated |
| he;she;it | would have emulated |
| we | would have emulated |
| you | would have emulated |
| they | would have emulated |
Imperative
| you | emulate |
| we | Let's emulate |
| you | emulate |
Verbs conjugated like 'emulate'
abacinate,
abalienate,
abase,
abate,
abbreviate,
abdicate,
abduce,
aberrate,
aberuncate,
abirritate,
abjudge,
abjudicate,
abjugate,
abjure,
ablactate,
ablaqueate,
able,
ablegate,
abligate,
abnegate, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'emulate'
æmulate,
adulate,
ambulate,
cumulate,
educate,
efflate,
elate,
eluate,
eluxate,
emaculate,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
- to use as a model or pattern
- ape, copy, ditto, imitate, match, mime, mimic, mirror, mock, parallel, reproduce, simulate
- imitate
- follow, copy, contend, model, compete, challenge
Antonyms
- imitate
- misrepresent, distort, modify, vary
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
First attested in 1586; borrowed from Latin aemulātus, perfect active participle of Latin aemulor (“to rival, emulate”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (adjective-forming suffix). See: Latin '
aemulor'.
Verbs referencing "emulate"
Finnish with old forms
emuloida, Swedish
emulera.
Sample Sentences
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People are endlessly fascinating, even if you'd never want to emulate them.
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The Magpies are unbeaten and enjoying their best run since 1994, although few would have thought the class of 2011 would come close to emulating their ancestors. [2011 October 1, Saj Chowdhury, “Wolverhampton 1 - 2 Newcastle”, in BBC Sport:]
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But the councell then present emulating my successe, would not thinke it fit to spare me fortie men to be hazzarded in those unknowne regions [...]. [1624, John Smith, Generall Historie, Kupperman, published 1988, page 146:]