Contend and Emulate

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Contend

Contend verb - To engage in a contest.

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Emulate is a synonym for contend in compete topic. In some cases you can use "Emulate" instead a verb "Contend", when it comes to topics like conflict.

Emulate

Emulate verb - Compete with successfully; approach or reach equality with.

Usage example: This artist's drawings cannot emulate his water colors

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Synonyms for Emulate

Contend is a synonym for emulate in conflict topic. You can use "Contend" instead a verb "Emulate", if it concerns topics such as copy the actions of.

Nearby Words: emulation, emulator, emulative, emulating

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Common collocations

character	contend character	emulate character
power	contend power	emulate power
time	contend time	emulate time

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