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Definition of Emulates
1. emulate [v] - See also: emulate
Lexicographical Neighbors of Emulates
Literary usage of Emulates
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Trollopiad, Or, Travelling Gentlemen in America: A Satire by Frederick William Shelton (1837)
"Swift as a bard he emulates the wind," The packet gains, nor cares to look behind.
He leaps on board, his distance fairly saves, Defrauds his tailor, ..."
2. The Beauties of Ireland: Being Original Delineations, Topographical by James Norris Brewer (1826)
"... and we present it in the words of his tender but candid biographer—the daughter
who emulates his best virtues.* Mr. Edgeworth's public exertions to ..."
3. The Restoration of the Works of Art to Italy: A Poem by Felicia Dorothea Browne Hemans (1816)
"Panting with ardour, vivified with flame. Again thy fanes may boast a Titian's
dyes, Whose clear, soft brilliance emulates thy skies, And scenes, ..."
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