simulate

[v. sim-yuh-leyt; adj. sim-yuh-lit, -leyt] /v. ˈsɪm yəˌleɪt; adj. ˈsɪm yə lɪt, -ˌleɪt/
verb (used with object), simulated, simulating.
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
Related forms
simulative, simulatory
[sim-yuh-luh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee] /ˈsɪm yə ləˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i/ (Show IPA), adjective
simulatively, adverb
nonsimulate, adjective
nonsimulative, adjective
unsimulated, adjective
unsimulating, adjective
unsimulative, adjective
well-simulated, adjective
Synonyms
2. pretend, counterfeit. 3. affect.
Examples from the web for simulate
  • Over the years, many people have tried to simulate the winds of hurricanes and measure the effects.
  • The screens can also be flipped to simulate turning the pages of a book.
  • Instead, they simulate the atmosphere alone-feeding it with estimates of what the sea-surface temperatures will be.
  • The researchers used two loudspeakers to simulate the voices of a pair of duetting wrens to other birds.
  • Water droplets encased in fat simulate cell membranes.
  • The app can also be used to simulate violins, drums, and several other instruments.
  • In this lesson, students simulate the effects of alcohol on their vision and motor skills.
  • One hopes that the interrupter would then feel that it was no longer necessary to simulate being a disruptive student.
  • The figure above uses these findings to simulate the effect of a yuan appreciation on producer price inflation.
  • Researchers used an engineering technique to simulate how much each snout was stressed and strained during feeding.
British Dictionary definitions for simulate

simulate

verb (transitive) (ˈsɪmjʊˌleɪt)
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
adjective (ˈsɪmjʊlɪt; -ˌleɪt)
4.
(archaic) assumed or simulated
Derived Forms
simulative, adjective
simulatively, adverb
Word Origin
C17: from Latin simulāre to copy, from similis like
Word Origin and History for simulate
v.

1620s, "feign, pretend, assume falsely" (implied in simulated), back-formation from simulation or else from Latin simulatus, past participle of simulare "to make like, imitate, copy." Meaning "to use a model to imitate certain conditions for purposes of study or training" is from 1947. Related: Simulating.

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