0 the process of copying something achieved by someone else and trying to do it as well as they have:
Much of what the company did was commendable and worthy of emulation.
In emulation of the tradition of street portraiture, she set up a backdrop and began taking portrait photos.
Their commitment to service to others is worthy of emulation.
Warhol contemplated a progress from painting to sculpture, in emulation of his colleague Jasper Johns.
Riders clip water bottles on the front of their bikes in emulation of the racers in the Tour de France.
