simulate

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Etymology [edit]

From Latin simulatus, past participle of simulare (to make like, imitate, copy, represent, feign), from similis (like); see similar.

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  • IPA: /sɪmjʉːleɪt/

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simulate (third-person singular simple present simulates, present participle simulating, simple past and past participle simulated)

  1. To model, replicate, duplicate the behavior, appearance or properties of
    We will use a smoke machine to simulate the fog you will actually encounter.

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Adjective [edit]

simulate (comparative more simulate, superlative most simulate)

  1. (obsolete) Feigned; pretended.
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Adjective [edit]

simulate f

  1. Feminine plural form of simulato

Verb [edit]

simulate

  1. second-person plural present indicative of simulare
  2. second-person plural imperative of simulare
  3. Feminine plural of simulato

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Latin [edit]

Verb [edit]

simulāte

  1. second-person plural present active imperative of simulō