simulated
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yəˌleɪt; 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 Middle English (adj.) < Latin simulātus (past participle of simulāre), equivalent to simul- (variant of simil-, base of similis similar) + -ātus -ate1
1400–50; late Middle English (adj.) < Latin simulātus (past participle of simulāre), equivalent to simul- (variant of simil-, base of similis similar) + -ātus -ate1
Related forms
sim·u·la·tive·ly, adverb
non·sim·u·late, adjective
non·sim·u·la·tive, adjective
un·sim·u·lat·ed, adjective
Synonyms
2. pretend, counterfeit. 3. affect.
2. pretend, counterfeit. 3. affect.
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| simulate | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | to make a pretence of; feign: to simulate anxiety |
| 2. | to reproduce the conditions of (a situation, etc), as in carrying out an experiment: to simulate weightlessness |
| 3. | to assume or have the appearance of; imitate |
| —adj | |
| 4. | archaic assumed or simulated |
| [C17: from Latin simulāre to copy, from similis like] | |
| 'simulative | |
| —adj | |
| 'simulatively | |
| —adv | |
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| —adj | |
| 1. | (of fur, leather, pearls, etc) being an imitation of the genuine article, usually made from cheaper material |
| 2. | (of actions, qualities, emotions, etc) imitated; feigned |
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Word Origin & History
simulate
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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Example sentences
But this conclusion was based on a model which simulated the economic effects of bubbles in a rather mechanical way.
Only if the space station had a fairly small diameter would simulated gravity feel any different from the real thing.
The school is also experimenting with recorded or simulated lessons for topics they can't film as effectively on camera.
The other uses compressed nitrogen gas to maneuver the vehicle in the simulated conditions.
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