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contend vs emulate

emulate vs contend

contend and emulate both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
contend No No Yes No
emulate No No Yes No
As verbs, emulate is a hyponym of contend; that is, emulate is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than contend:
  • contend: compete for something; engage in a contest; measure oneself against others
  • emulate: compete with successfully; approach or reach equality with
Other hyponyms of contend include go for, try for, play, run off, race, run, rival, equal, match, rival, touch.
contend (verb) emulate (verb)
to make the subject of dispute, contention, or litigation compete with successfully; approach or reach equality with
have an argument about something strive to equal or match, especially by imitating
maintain or assert imitate the function of (another system), as by modifying the hardware or the software
compete for something; engage in a contest; measure oneself against others
be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
succeed in doing, achieving, or producing (something) with the limited or inadequate means available
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