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sim·u·late

Audio Help [v. sim-yuh-leyt; adj. sim-yuh-lit, -leyt] Pronunciation Key verb, -lat·ed, -lat·ing, adjective

–verb (used with object)

1.	to create a simulation, likeness, or model of (a situation, system, or the like): to simulate crisis conditions.

2.	to make a pretense of; feign: to simulate knowledge.

3.	to assume or have the appearance or characteristics of: He simulated the manners of the rich.

–adjective

4.	Archaic. simulated.

[Origin: 1400–50; late ME (adj.) < L simulātus (ptp. of simulāre), equiv. to simul- (var. of simil-, base of similis similar) + -ātus -ate¹

]

—Related forms

sim·u·la·tive, sim·u·la·to·ry

Audio Help [sim-yuh-luh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee] Pronunciation Key, adjective

sim·u·la·tive·ly, adverb

—Synonyms 2. pretend, counterfeit. 3. affect.

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sim·u·late Audio Help (sĭm'yə-lāt') Pronunciation Key
tr.v. sim·u·lat·ed, sim·u·lat·ing, sim·u·lates

1. To have or take on the appearance, form, or sound of; imitate.
2. To make in imitation of or as a substitute for. See Synonyms at imitate.
To make a pretense of; feign: simulate interest.
To create a representation or model of (a physical system or particular situation, for example).

[Latin simulāre, simulāt-, from similis, like; see similar.]

sim'u·la'tive adj.

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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
simulate (v.)

1622 (implied in simulated), from L. simulatus, pp. of simulare (see simulation). First record of simulated in sense of "imitative for purposes of experiment or training" is from 1966.

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simulate
verb
1.	reproduce someone's behavior or looks; "The mime imitated the passers-by"; "Children often copy their parents or older siblings" [syn: imitate]
2.	create a representation or model of; "The pilots are trained in conditions simulating high-altitude flights" [syn: model]
3.	make a pretence of; "She assumed indifference, even though she was seething with anger"; "he feigned sleep"

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
simulate [ˈsimjuleit] verb

to cause (something) to appear to be real etc
Example: This machine simulates the take-off and landing of an aircraft.

Arabic:	يُحاكي، يُقَلِّد
Chinese (Simplified):	模拟
Chinese (Traditional):	模擬
Czech:	simulovat
Danish:	simulere; efterligne
Dutch:	nabootsen
Estonian:	jäljendama
Finnish:	jäljitellä
French:	simuler
German:	simulieren
Greek:	προσομοιάζω
Hungarian:	tettet; szimulál
Icelandic:	líkja, *herma eftir
Indonesian:	menirukan
Italian:	simulare

Japanese:	まねる
Korean:	…의 모의 실험을 하다
Latvian:	imitēt; atdarināt
Lithuanian:	apsimesti, imituoti
Norwegian:	etterlikne, simulere
Polish:	symulować
Portuguese (Brazil):	simular
Portuguese (Portugal):	simular
Romanian:	a simula
Russian:	имитировать
Slovak:	simulovať
Slovenian:	posnemati, simulirati
Spanish:	simular
Swedish:	simulera
Turkish:	taklit etmek; benzetim yapmak

See also: simulated, simulation

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Simulate

Dis*sem"ble\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dissembled; p. pr. & vb. n. Dissembling.] [OF. dissembler to be dissimilar; pref. dis- (L. dis-) + F. sembler to seem, L. simulare to simulate; cf. L. dissimulare to dissemble. See Simulate, and cf. Dissimulate.]

1. To hide under a false semblance or seeming; to feign (something) not to be what it really is; to put an untrue appearance upon; to disguise; to mask.

Dissemble all your griefs and discontents. --Shak.

Perhaps it was right to dissemble your love, But -- why did you kick me down stairs? --J. P. Kemble.

2. To put on the semblance of; to make pretense of; to simulate; to feign.

He soon dissembled a sleep. --Tatler.

Syn: To conceal; disguise; cloak; cover; equivocate. See Conceal.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Simulate

Sem"bla*ble\, a. [F., from sembler to seem, resemble, L. similare, simulare. See Simulate.] Like; similar; resembling. [Obs.] --Chaucer.

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