Answer: emulated

AnswerCrossword Clue
EMULATEDTook after
EMULATEDTried to equal
EMULATEDStrove to outdo.
EMULATEDTried to surpass
EMULATEDRivaled
EMULATEDStrived to equal
EMULATEDRivaled successfully
EMULATEDTried to equal or excel
EMULATEDTried to equal or surpass
EMULATEDCopied
EMULATEDImitated, as a computer system
EMULATEDTried to be like
EMULATEDTried to follow
emulatedEMULATE, to try to equal or surpass
emulatedto imitate in an effort to equal or surpass