simulate

[ verb sim-yuh-leyt; adjective sim-yuh-lit, -leyt ]

verb (used with object)

, sim·u·lat·ed, sim·u·lat·ing.

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.

   Synonyms: counterfeit, pretend

3. to assume or have the appearance or characteristics of:

   He simulated the manners of the rich.

   Synonyms: affect

adjective

1. Archaic. simulated.

simulate

verb

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

1. archaic.
   assumed or simulated

Derived Forms

• ˈsimulative, adjective
• ˈsimulatively, adverb

Other Words From

• simu·lative sim·u·la·to·ry [sim, -y, uh, -l, uh, -tawr-ee, -tohr-ee], adjective
• simu·lative·ly adverb
• non·simu·late adjective
• non·simu·lative adjective
• un·simu·lated adjective
• un·simu·lating adjective
• un·simu·lative adjective
• well-simu·lated adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of simulate¹

1400–50; late Middle English (adj.) < Latin simulātus (past participle of simulāre ), equivalent to simul- (variant of simil-, base of similis similar ) + -ātus -ate ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of simulate¹

C17: from Latin simulāre to copy, from similis like

Example Sentences

The tests were performed under both static and stirred-flow conditions at 873 K to simulate realistic scenarios in fusion reactor coolant systems.

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In the next phase of testing, the mice were exposed to an aggressive type of immune cell to check on the viability of the transplanted beta cells in the face of a simulated immune response.

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"I couldn't discover this without having a large system of atoms, and the large system I couldn't simulate 10 years ago," he added.

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The researchers found that their technique was between five and 50 times more efficient than standard approaches on an array of simulated tasks.

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The researchers also simulated the neural effects of sleep through low-frequency electrical stimulation of the visual cortex.

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Related Words

• affect
• mimic
• replicate
• reproduce
• resemble