simulate
[ verb sim-yuh-leyt; adjective sim-yuh-lit, -leyt ]
/ verb ˈsɪm yəˌleɪt; adjective ˈsɪm yə lɪt, -ˌleɪt /
verb (used with object), sim·u·lat·ed, sim·u·lat·ing.
to create a simulation, likeness, or model of (a situation, system, or the like): to simulate crisis conditions.
to make a pretense of; feign: to simulate knowledge.
to assume or have the appearance or characteristics of: He simulated the manners of the rich.
adjective
Archaic.
simulated.
Origin of simulate
OTHER WORDS FROM simulate
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British Dictionary definitions for simulated (1 of 2)
simulated
/ (ˈsɪmjʊˌleɪtɪd) /
adjective
(of fur, leather, pearls, etc) being an imitation of the genuine article, usually made from cheaper material
(of actions, qualities, emotions, etc) imitated; feigned
British Dictionary definitions for simulated (2 of 2)
simulate
verb (ˈsɪmjʊˌleɪt) (tr)
to make a pretence of; feign
to simulate anxiety
to reproduce the conditions of (a situation, etc), as in carrying out an experiment
to simulate weightlessness
to assume or have the appearance of; imitate
adjective (ˈsɪmjʊlɪt, -ˌleɪt)
archaic
assumed or simulated
Derived forms of simulate
simulative, adjective simulatively, adverbWord Origin for simulate
C17: from Latin
simulāre to copy, from
similis like