Simulate

Pronunciation

• IPA: /sɪmjʉːleɪt/

Origin

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

Full definition of simulate

Verb

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

Synonyms

Related terms

• similar
• similarity
• simile
• simulacrum
• simuland
• simulant
• simulation
• simulator
• dissimulate

Adjective

1. (obsolete) Feigned; pretended.