emulates
Meaning of emulates
verb, 3rd person present
- match or surpass (a person or achievement), typically by imitation.
most rulers wished to emulate Alexander the Great
late 16th century: from Latin aemulat- ‘rivalled, equalled’, from the verb aemulari, from aemulus ‘rival’.
Information about emulates
- It is a verb.
- The singular form of emulates is: emulate.
- Languages in which emulates is used:
(Press the button to hear it)
Hyphenation of emulates
em-u-lates
- It consists of 3 syllables and 8 chars.
- emulates is a word trisyllabic because it has three syllables
emulates synonyms
Meaning take or follow as a model:
Meaning imitate the style or behaviour of:
Meaning produce something very similar to (something else) in a different medium or context:
Meaning imitate (someone or their actions or words), especially in order to entertain or ridicule:
Meaning (of a surface) show a reflection of:
Meaning (of a sound) be repeated or reverberate after the original sound has stopped:
Meaning act according to the lead or example of (someone):
Meaning be equal to (something) in quality or strength:
Meaning be the same as in number or amount:
Meaning be similar or corresponding to:
Meaning come close or be similar to something in quality, nature, or quantity:
Meaning be or seem to be equal or comparable to:
Meaning exceed; be greater than:
Words that rhyme with emulates
ates, Acrobates, Atrebates, Bates, Cataebates, Dendrobates, Eurybates, Halobates, Hydrobates, Hylobates, Iobates, Pelobates, abates, absorbates, acerbates, acrobates, adsorbates, approbates, ascorbates, bates, celibates, chorobates, cohobates, columbates, conglobates, debates, delibates, erythorbates, exacerbates, extubates, hydrobates, hylobates, incubates, intubates, libates, makebates, masturbates, niobates, outdebates, perturbates, plumbates, polysorbates, probates, rebates, reprobates, sebates, sorbates, stereobates, stylobates, surbates
Are you looking more rhymes for emulates? Try our rhymes search engine.