Emulate

7 lettersverbmoderate

Updated June 2026

Definition

To strive to match or surpass someone admired by closely following their methods or example.

“Young athletes often try to emulate the techniques and discipline of their sporting heroes.”

Pronunciation

IPA

/ˈɛm.jə.leɪt/

Syllables

em·u·late

Related Words

Synonyms

imitate copy mirror modelreplicate

Antonyms

ignoredisregarddiffer

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Wordle

Ends in -ULATE with EM- prefix and four vowels spread across its seven letters

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Scrabble

Worth 9 points, with four vowels making it ideal for managing a vowel-heavy rack

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Shorter words formed from the letters in “emulate”.

amulet eluate aleut amelu amlet atlee atule autem elate eleut elute emule lamut leuma lutea malee meaul metae metal metel meute mulet tamul telae

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