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sim⋅u⋅late
[v. sim-yuh-leyt; adj. sim-yuh-lit, -leyt]
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. |
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sim·u·late (sĭm'yə-lāt') tr.v. sim·u·lat·ed, sim·u·lat·ing, sim·u·lates
[Latin simulāre, simulāt-, from similis, like; see similar.] sim'u·la'tive adj. |
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Simulate
Sim"u*late\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Simulated; p. pr. & vb. n. Simulating.] To assume the mere appearance of, without the reality; to assume the signs or indications of, falsely; to counterfeit; to feign. The Puritans, even in the depths of the dungeons to which she had sent them, prayed, and with no simulated fervor, that she might be kept from the dagger of the assassin. --Macaulay.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Language Translation for : simulate
Spanish:
simular,
German:
simulieren,
Japanese:
まねる
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.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Main Entry: sim·u·late
Pronunciation: 'sim-y&-"lAt
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Forms: -lat·ed; -lat·ing
in the civil law of Louisiana : to make or carry out in a manner that does not express one's true intent simulated sale of the debtor's property in which no consideration was paid>
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Main Entry: sim·u·late
Pronunciation: 'sim-y&-"lAt
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Forms: -lat·ed; -lat·ing
: to have or produce a symptomatic resemblance to
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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simulate
simulation
The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing, © 1993-2007 Denis Howe
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