æmulate

A form of emulate — To attempt to equal or be the same as.

Meanings

verbæmulate (third-person singular simple present æmulates, present participle æmulating, simple past and past participle æmulated)

present singular third person æmulates · participle present æmulating · participle past æmulated · past æmulated

  1. obsoleteObsolete spelling of emulate.

    Good Sir, Be iealous stil, æmulate them; and think What hate they burne with, toward euery sinne.

    1606, Ben Jonson, Volpone, act 3: scene 7
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APA

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