Em″u‐late (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Emulated (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Emulating (?).] 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.
Thine eye would emulate the diamond. Shak.