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Definitions for Emulative
[1] to try to equal or excel; imitate with effort to equal or surpass: to emulate one's father as a concert violinist.
[2] to rival with some degree of success: Some smaller cities now emulate the major capitals in their cultural offerings.
[3] Computers . to imitate (a particular computer system) by using a software system, often including a microprogram or another computer that enables it to do the same work, run the same programs, etc., as the first. to replace (software) with hardware to perform the same task.
[4] Obsolete . emulous.
[5] to attempt to equal or surpass, esp by imitation
[6] to rival or compete with
[7] to make one computer behave like (another different type of computer) so that the imitating system can operate on the same data and execute the same programs as the imitated system
Words related to Emulative
emulateapish, mimic, simulated, copied, duplicated, mimetic, simulative
Words nearby Emulative
emulateemu bush, emu oil, emu parade, emu-bob, emu-wren, emulate, emulation, emulgens, emulgent, emulous, emuls.
Origin of Emulative
e1580–90; < Latin aemulātus, past participle of aemulārī to rival. See emulous, -ate1
Words that may be confused with Emulative
WORDS, THAT, MAY, BE, CONFUSED, WITH, emulateemulate, immolate
Other words from Emulative
em·u·la·tive , adjective
em·u·la·tive·ly , adverb
em·u·la·tor , noun
non·em·u·la·tive , adjective
o·ver·em·u·late , verb (used with object), o·ver·em·u·lat·ed, o·ver·em·u·lat·ing.
un·em·u·la·tive , adjective
Word origin for Emulative
eC16: from Latin aemulārī, from aemulus competing with; probably related to imitārī to imitate
Synonyms for Emulative
apish, copied, duplicated, mimetic, mimic, simulated, simulative