All 3 Uses of
emulate
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Catch-22
- His talented roommate was obviously a person to be studied and emulated.†
Chpt 18 *emulated = imitated
- He breezed along beautifully, even emulating certain characteristic mispronunciations of General Dreedle's, and he was not the least bit intimidated by General Peckem's new colonel until he suddenly recalled that General Peckem detested General Dreedle.†
Chpt 29emulating = imitating
- Colonel Korn demanded, emulating Colonel Cathcart's harsh, self-righteous tone.†
Chpt 40
Definitions:
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(1)
(emulate) imitate (copy or match)
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
Much more rarely, emulate can mean to try to reach equality is some sense -- as in "This artists' drawings cannot emulate his water colors."