WORD of the day

emulate/EM-yuh-layt/verb

1 a : to strive to equal or excel b : imitate
2 : to equal or approach equality with

Example sentence: Agents will often try to emulate their team managers, in the hope of becoming managers themselves one day.

Did you know?

If imitation really is the sincerest form of flattery, then past speakers of English clearly had a great admiration for the Latin language. The verb "emulate" joined the ranks of Latin-derived English terms in 1582. Two related adjectives -- "emulate" and "emulous" -- appeared around the same time as the verb "emulate." Both mean "striving to emulate" or sometimes "jealous," but "emulous" is rare these days, and the adjective "emulate" is obsolete.