emulate
/ˈɛm.jə.leɪt/verb
To try to match someone or copy what they do, often because you admire them.
Example sentences
- “Many young players try to emulate their favorite athletes.”
- “She hopes to emulate her mother's success as a lawyer.”
Warmer than 'imitate': emulation aims to equal what it admires. Computing borrowed it for one system mimicking another.