Emulate
Emulate , adjective
[Latin aemulatus, past participle of aemulari, from aemulus emulous; prob. akin to English imitate.]
Striving to excel; ambitious; emulous. [Obsolete]
A most emulate pride.
Emulate , transitive verb
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.