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emulate

 
 
/ˈemjəleɪt/ verb [T] formal

Definition

to try to be like someone or something that you admire or that is successful: They hope to emulate the success of other software companies.
(Definition of emulate verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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