emulate

About 1.72 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. verb To attempt to equal or be the same as.
2. verb To copy or imitate, especially a person.

   People are endlessly fascinating, even if you'd never want to emulate them.

3. verb To feel a rivalry with; to be jealous of, to envy.
4. verb of a program or device: to imitate another program or device
5. adjective Striving to excel, ambitious, emulous.

Similar words

copy mimic imitate simulate impersonate duplicate resemble learn replicate study

Often followed by

the his their them a him and in it

Word family

emulated emulates emulating