emulate
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English > Greek (Woodhouse)
verb transitive
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.).