em·u·late [v. em-yuh-leyt; adj. em-yuh-lit] –verb (used with object)
1. to try to equal or excel; imitate with effort to equal or surpass: to emulate one's father as a concert violinist.
2. to rival with some degree of success: Some smaller cities now emulate the major capitals in their cultural offerings.
*A word that seems to be slipping into my vocabulary a lot this past week. Or month.
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