English Explanatory Dictionary

simulate

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To model, replicate, duplicate the behavior, appearance or properties of.
adj
  1. Feigned; pretended.

Pronunciation

/ˈsɪm.jʊˌleɪt/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-simulate.wav /ˈsɪm.jəˌleɪt/ /ˈsɪm.jʊˌlæɪt/ /ˈsɪm.jʊ.lɪt/ /ˈsɪm.jə.lət/

Word forms

simulate simulates simulating simulated more simulate most simulate

Etymology

First attested in 1652; Borrowed from Latin simulātus, perfect passive participle of simulō (“make like, imitate, copy, represent, feign”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from similis (“like”). See similar.

Related words

simulator emulate

Derived words

microsimulate resimulate simulant simulatability simulatable simulation simulative simulatively
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