strive to equal or to excel
1Emulate — Em u*late, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Emulated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Emulating}.] To strive to equal or to excel in qualities or actions; to imitate, with a view to equal or to outdo, to vie with; to rival; as, to emulate the good and the great. [1913… …
2Emulated — Emulate Em u*late, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Emulated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Emulating}.] To strive to equal or to excel in qualities or actions; to imitate, with a view to equal or to outdo, to vie with; to rival; as, to emulate the good and the great.… …
3Emulating — Emulate Em u*late, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Emulated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Emulating}.] To strive to equal or to excel in qualities or actions; to imitate, with a view to equal or to outdo, to vie with; to rival; as, to emulate the good and the great.… …
4emulate — v. a. Rival, vie with, compete with, strive to equal or to excel …
5rival — vb 1 Rival, compete, vie, emulate can all mean to strive to equal or surpass another or his achievements. Rival (see also MATCH) usually suggests an attempt to outdo each other {a work . . . which contending sects have rivaled each other in… …
6emulate — I. transitive verb ( lated; lating) Etymology: Latin aemulatus, past participle of aemulari, from aemulus rivaling Date: 1582 1. a. to strive to equal or excel b. imitate; especially to imitate by means of an emulator 2. to equa …
7rival — I. noun Etymology: Middle French or Latin; Middle French, from Latin rivalis one using the same stream as another, rival in love, from rivalis of a stream, from rivus stream more at run Date: 1577 1. a. one of two or more striving to reach or… …
8education — /ej oo kay sheuhn/, n. 1. the act or process of imparting or acquiring general knowledge, developing the powers of reasoning and judgment, and generally of preparing oneself or others intellectually for mature life. 2. the act or process of… …
9Universiti Malaysia Sabah — Infobox University name = Universiti Malaysia Sabah native name = Universiti Malaysia Sabah image size = 150px motto = Bertekad Cemerlang mottoeng = Strive to Excel established = 1994 type = Public chancellor = TYT Tun Haji Ahmad Shah bin… …
10nonfictional prose — Introduction any literary work that is based mainly on fact, even though it may contain fictional elements. Examples are the essay and biography. Defining nonfictional prose literature is an immensely challenging task. This type of… …