( v. t. )
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.
( v. t. )
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's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary. Пересмотренный полный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012