emulateபின்பற்றுpiṉpaṟṟu(pinpaḍru)(3 tr)imitate; follow; try to resemble
Usage:
அவர் காந்தியடிகளின் வழியைப் பின்பற்றுபவர்avar kāntiyaṭikaḷiṉ vaḻiyaip piṉpaṟṟupavar
avar gaandiyaḍihaḷooḍa vaḻiye pinpaḍrubavaru
He is one who emulates [and follows] Gandhi's path.
போட்டியிடுpōṭṭiyiṭu(pooṭṭi pooḍu)(4 tr)strive to equal or surpass; rival; imitate, copy, mirror, echo, follow, model o.s. on, take a leaf out of s.o.'s book; match, equal, parallel, be on a par with, be in the same league as, come close to
Usage:
அவள் அவனுடன் போட்டியிட்டாள்avaḷ avaṉuṭaṉ pōṭṭiyiṭṭāḷ
ava avanooḍa pooṭṭi pooṭṭaa
She tried to emulate and even surpass his accomplishments.
