1. emulate - Adjective
2. emulate - Verb
Striving to excel; ambitious; emulous.
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.
Source: Webster's dictionaryPeople in Latin America... love America from afar and emulate America in some ways but also hate a lot of things that America does to them. David Byrne
One should emulate works and deeds of virtue, not arguments about it. Democritus
Bill Finger was a contributing force on Batman right from the beginning. He wrote most of the great stories and was influential in setting the style and genre other writers would emulate ... I made Batman a superhero-vigilante when I first created him. Bill turned him into a scientific detective. Bob Kane
There is no doubt that a dog is loyal. But does that mean we should emulate him? After all, he is loyal to people, not to other dogs. Karl Kraus
A woman can only be superior as a woman; as soon as she wants to emulate man, she is nothing but an ape. Joseph de Maistre
Sparrows who emulate peacocks are likely to break a thigh. Myanmar Proverb