emulate

Short definition from Wiktionary

Verb

1. 1
   To attempt to equal or be the same as.
2. 2
   To copy or imitate, especially a person.
3. 3
   To feel a rivalry with; to be jealous of, to envy.
4. 4
   of a program or device: to imitate another program or device

Adjective

1. 1
   Striving to excel, ambitious, emulous.