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Grammar : Verb
Spell : verb em-yuh-leyt; adjective em-yuh-lit
Phonetic Transcription : verb ˈɛm yəˌleɪt; adjective ˈɛm yə lɪt

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Définition of emulating

Origin :
  • 1580s, back-formation from emulation, or else from Latin aemulatus, past participle of aemulari "to rival." Related: Emulated; emulating.
  • verb copy the actions of
Example sentences :
  • "That far, at least," I answered him, emulating the caution he had shown.
  • Extract from : « The Shame of Motley » by Raphael Sabatini
  • He is boxing his way up the school, emulating his great brother.
  • Extract from : « The Christmas Books » by William Makepeace Thackeray
  • Nor were the others at all backward in emulating so good an example.
  • Extract from : « Venus in Boston; » by George Thompson
  • "I am emulating Florence Nightingale," she returned lightly.
  • Extract from : « Patty's Perversities » by Arlo Bates
  • Diogenes, the two-year old, was a Tartar when emulating his brothers.
  • Extract from : « Our Next-Door Neighbors » by Belle Kanaris Maniates
  • Then one epochal day, emulating Tess's example, she essayed to ride astride.
  • Extract from : « Missy » by Dana Gatlin
  • "That is very beautiful, Mr. Brand," said Gertrude, emulating Felix.
  • Extract from : « The Europeans » by Henry James
  • Whom forthwith all the world takes to imitating and emulating.
  • Extract from : « The French Revolution » by Thomas Carlyle
  • If they are inferior, it is because they plagiarize from the ancients instead of emulating them.
  • Extract from : « The Art of Letters » by Robert Lynd
  • "We were beginning to fear lest you might be wet," she said, emulating his polite equanimity.
  • Extract from : « At Last » by Marion Harland

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