Emulate vs. Collect

Emulate vs. Collect — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Emulate and Collect

Emulateverb

To attempt to equal or be the same as.

Collectverb

(transitive) To gather together; amass.

Suzanne collected all the papers she had laid out.

Emulateverb

To copy or imitate, especially a person.

Collectverb

(transitive) To get; particularly, get from someone.

A bank collects a monthly payment on a client's new car loan.A mortgage company collects a monthly payment on a house.

Emulateverb

(obsolete) To feel a rivalry with; to be jealous of, to envy.

Collectverb

(transitive) To accumulate (a number of similar or related objects), particularly for a hobby or recreation.

John Henry collects stamps.I don't think he collects as much as hoards.
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Emulateverb

(computing) of a program or device: to imitate another program or device

Collectverb

To form a conclusion; to deduce, infer. (Compare gather, get.)

Emulateadjective

(obsolete) Striving to excel; ambitious; emulous.

Collectverb

To collect payments.

He had a lot of trouble collecting on that bet he made.

Emulateverb

strive to equal or match, especially by imitating;

He is emulating the skating skills of his older sister

Collectverb

(intransitive) To come together in a group or mass.

The rain collected in puddles.
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Emulateverb

imitate the function of (another system), as by modifying the hardware or the software

Collectverb

(transitive) To infer; to conclude.

Emulateverb

compete with successfully; approach or reach equality with;

This artists's drawings cannot emulate his water colors

Collectverb

To collide with or crash into (another vehicle or obstacle).

The truck veered across the central reservation and collected a car that was travelling in the opposite direction.

Collectadjective

To be paid for by the recipient, as a telephone call or a shipment.

It was to be a collect delivery, but no-one was available to pay.

Collectadverb

With payment due from the recipient.

I had to call collect.

Collectnoun

(Christianity) The prayer said before the reading of the epistle lesson, especially one found in a prayerbook, as with the Book of Common Prayer.

He used the day's collect as the basis of his sermon.

Collectnoun

a short prayer generally preceding the lesson in the Church of Rome or the Church of England

Collectverb

get or gather together;

I am accumulating evidence for the man's unfaithfulness to his wifeShe is amassing a lot of data for her thesisShe rolled up a small fortune

Collectverb

call for and obtain payment of;

we collected over a million dollars in outstanding debtshe collected the rent

Collectverb

assemble or get together;

gather some stonespull your thoughts together

Collectverb

get or bring together;

accumulate evidence

Collectverb

gather or collect;

You can get the results on MondayShe picked up the children at the day care centerThey pick up our trash twice a week

Collectadjective

payment due by the recipient on delivery;

a collect callthe letter came collecta COD parcel

Collectadverb

make a telephone call or mail a package so that the recipient pays;

call collectsend a package collect