adj striving to excel; ambitious; emulous.
2. emulate ·vt to strive to equal or to excel in qualities or actions; to imitate, with a view to equal or to outdo, to vie with; to rival; as, to emulate the good and the great.
adj striving to excel; ambitious; emulous.
2. emulate ·vt to strive to equal or to excel in qualities or actions; to imitate, with a view to equal or to outdo, to vie with; to rival; as, to emulate the good and the great.
Webster English vocab. Английский словарь Webster. 2012