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aemulor

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Latin

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Etymology

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From aemulus (rival, emulator) +‎ .

Pronunciation

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Verb

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aemulor (present infinitive aemulārī, perfect active aemulātus sum); first conjugation, deponent

  1. to endeavour to equal or excel someone, rival, vie with; emulate; copy
    Synonym: certō
  2. to equal someone by emulating
  3. to be envious or jealous of
    Synonym: invideō

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Catalan: emular
  • French: émuler
  • Galician: emular
  • Italian: emulare
  • Portuguese: emular
  • Romanian: emula
  • Spanish: emular

References

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  • aemulor”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • aemulor”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • aemulor in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.