Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for EM'U-LATE
EM'U-LATE, v.t. [L. æmulor; Sp. emular; It. emulare. Qu. Gr. αμιλλα, strife, contest.]
- To strive to equal or excel, in qualities or actions; to imitate, with a view to equal or excel; to vie with; to rival. Learn early to emulate the good and the great. Emulate the virtues and shun the vices of distinguished men.
- To be equal to. Thy eye would emulate the diamond. Shak.
- To imitate; to resemble. [Unusual.] Convulsion emulating the motion of laughter. Arbuthnot.
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