Select the word from the given options that is most similar in meaning to the word- EMULATE
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → Mimic
- To emulate is to copy someone's actions or qualities, usually someone admired, in order to match them.
Example: Young cricketers try to emulate their heroes. - To mimic is to imitate the way someone speaks, moves or behaves. Both words share the core sense of imitating, so mimic is the closest synonym of emulate.
Example: The parrot can mimic its owner's voice.
Why the Other Options are Incorrect?
Option 1: Echo — Incorrect. To echo is to repeat a sound or someone's words or opinions, not to copy a person's conduct.
Example: Her shout echoed through the valley.
Option 2: Reiterate — Incorrect. To reiterate is to say something again for emphasis; it is about one's own words, not copying someone.
Example: The principal reiterated the rules on the first day.
Option 3: Envy — Incorrect. To envy is to feel unhappy that someone else has what one wants; it is a feeling, not an attempt to copy.
Example: He envied his cousin's new bike.
The following words have also been asked in other CUET (UG) English papers:
| Word | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| emulate | 25-05 S2 | – | – | – | – |
| reiterate | 25-05 S2 | – | – | – | – |