emulate
From LSJ
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
v. trans.
Emulate a person: P. and V. ζηλοῦν (acc.), ἀγωνίζεσθαι. (dat. or πρός, acc.), ἐρίζειν (dat.), ἁμιλλᾶσθαι (dat. or πρός, acc.), V. ἐξαγωνίζεσθαι (dat.) , ἐξαμιλλᾶσθαι (dat.), P. ζηλοτυποῦν (acc.), φιλονεικεῖν (dat. or πρός, acc.). Equal: P. and V. ἰσοῦσθαι (dat.), ἐξισοῦσθαι (dat.). Imitate: P. and V. μιμεῖσθαι, ἐκμιμεῖσθαι (Xen., also Ar.).