simulate

[sim-yuh-leyt, sim-yuh-lit, -leyt]

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.

   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

Other Word Forms

• simulative adjective
• simulatively adverb
• simulatory adjective
• nonsimulate adjective
• nonsimulative adjective
• unsimulated adjective
• unsimulating adjective
• unsimulative adjective
• well-simulated 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

After discovering Vondrousova's misfortune, they spent about an hour practising on Tuesday evening to simulate a match scenario.

From BBC

This was a huge deal for a contrived unscripted series that simulates the search for love and romance; rarely do contestants find the real thing.

From Salon

Additionally, it made changes to its privacy policy for people to request removal of AI-generated content that simulates them on the platform, said company spokesman Jack Malon.

From Los Angeles Times

There are foot fetishists who want a video of you stepping on the camera, to simulate the experience of being stepped on.

From Salon

The next step is to develop a model simulating earthquakes over many millennia for the San Andreas fault, which the authors plan to do in the future.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• affect 
• mimic 
• replicate 
• reproduce 
• resemble