Tales of gentleness, of honor, of justice, of courage, of fortitude in suffering, of intrepidity in danger, of dauntless resolution, of iron will, inspire children to an emulation of those virtues.
Source: tatoeba (10791702)
Emulation
/ˌɛm.jʊˈleɪ̯.ʃən/
Synonyms for "emulation" (44 found)
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Closest matches (9)
Noun(6 words)
Strong matches (13)
Adjective(2 words)
emulated learningimitative art
Noun(5 words)
Related words (22)
Noun(9 words)
Verb(1 words)
simulate living systems
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6 entriesacademic competitioncomputer emulationfriendly competitionhabit imitationhardware emulationrole model imitation
Collocations
6 entriesacademic emulationcomputer emulationemulation modeemulation softwarehardware emulationreal time emulation
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4 entriesSample sentences
4 total sentences available.
a great figure who is worthy of respect and emulation
Source: wiktionary
Allur'd, not forc'd, encourag'd, not compell'd; The shrinking eye look'd up, the soul was cheer'd, Felt as it learnt, confided e'er it fear'd; And first by emulation's ardour mov'd, Prest onward in the path which soon it lov'd.
Source: wiktionary
Scarce two gentlemen dwell together in the country […] , but there is emulation betwixt them and their servants, some quarrel or some grudge betwixt their wives or children […]
Source: wiktionary