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sim⋅u⋅late

  [v. sim-yuh-leyt; adj. sim-yuh-lit, -leyt] verb, -lat⋅ed, -lat⋅ing, adjective
Use simulates in a Sentence
–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 -ate 1

Related forms:
sim⋅u⋅la⋅tive, sim⋅u⋅la⋅to⋅ry  [sim-yuh-luh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee] , adjective
sim⋅u⋅la⋅tive⋅ly, adverb

Synonyms:
2. pretend, counterfeit. 3. affect.
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sim·u·late   (sĭm'yə-lāt')   
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.

  2. To make a pretense of; feign: simulate interest.

  3. 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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Word Origin & History

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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Legal Dictionary

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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Medical Dictionary

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 simulating leprosy> —sim·u·la·tion /"sim-y&-'lA-sh&n/ noun
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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