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emulate (v.)
[emulate 词源字典]
1580s, back-formation from
emulation
, or else from Latin
aemulatus
, past participle of
aemulari
"to rival." Related:
Emulated
;
emulating
;
emulable
;
emulative
.
[emulate etymology, emulate origin, 英语词源]