Emulate

Part of speech: verb (v.)

To strive to equal or to excel in qualities or actions; to imitate, with a view to equal or to outdo, to vie with; to rival; as, to emulate the good and the great. Thine eye would emulate the diamond. Shak.

Part of speech: adjective (a.)

Striving to excel; ambitious; emulous. [Obs.] "A most emulate pride." Shak.