simulate
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Latin simulatus, past participle of simulare (“to make like, imitate, copy, represent, feign”), from similis (“like”); see similar.
Pronunciation [edit]
- IPA: /sɪmjʉːleɪt/
Verb [edit]
simulate (third-person singular simple present simulates, present participle simulating, simple past and past participle simulated)
- To model, replicate, duplicate the behavior, appearance or properties of
- We will use a smoke machine to simulate the fog you will actually encounter.
Synonyms [edit]
- See also Wikisaurus:imitate
Related terms [edit]
Translations [edit]
to model, replicate, duplicate the behavior
See also [edit]
Adjective [edit]
simulate (comparative more simulate, superlative most simulate)
- (obsolete) Feigned; pretended.
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External links [edit]
- simulate in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- simulate in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
Italian [edit]
Adjective [edit]
simulate f
- Feminine plural form of simulato
Verb [edit]
simulate
- second-person plural present indicative of simulare
- second-person plural imperative of simulare
- Feminine plural of simulato
Anagrams [edit]
Latin [edit]
Verb [edit]
simulāte
- second-person plural present active imperative of simulō
