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Emulate

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Definition: Match or surpass a person or achievement typically by imitation

Sentence example: Naim, the accused organiser of an extremist group, has called for Indonesian Islamic radicals to emulate the Paris attacks in Jakarta.

The Power Memory Strategy:

  1. Link to emu-, i.e. a fast-running bird

  2. Link to -late, i.e. relate ⇒ relate by imitation

  3. Put together⇒ imagine an emu running fast and surpassing its rivals by imitation

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