Dictionary

simulate en · VERB · etymology 1

Pronunciation

• /ˈsɪm.jəˌleɪt/ (Canada, US)
• /ˈsɪm.jʊˌleɪt/ (UK)
• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˈsɪm.jʊˌlæɪt/ (Australia)

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.

Meanings

1. To model, replicate, duplicate the behavior, appearance or properties of.
   • This video game simulates a pinball machine.
   • We will use a smoke machine to simulate the fog you will actually encounter.

Forms

Deriveds

simulatable · microsimulate · simulation · simulatively · simulative · resimulate · simulatability · simulant

Relateds

emulate · simulator

Translations (37)

ca simular (to model, replicate, duplicate the behavior) · es simular (to model, replicate, duplicate the behavior) · fr simuler (to model, replicate, duplicate the behavior) · sh simulirati (to model, replicate, duplicate the behavior) · ro simula (to model, replicate, duplicate the behavior) · eto bád (to model, replicate, duplicate the behavior) · tl ipagpanggap (to model, replicate, duplicate the behavior) · uk симулюва́ти (to model, replicate, duplicate the behavior) · ms mensimulasikan (to model, replicate, duplicate the behavior) · ar قَلَّدَ (to model, replicate, duplicate the behavior) · de simulieren (to model, replicate, duplicate the behavior) · ru симули́ровать (to model, replicate, duplicate the behavior) · sq shtirem (to model, replicate, duplicate the behavior) · la simulo (to model, replicate, duplicate the behavior) · mi whakatau (to model, replicate, duplicate the behavior) · tl ipagkunwa (to model, replicate, duplicate the behavior) · de nachahmen (to model, replicate, duplicate the behavior) · fi simuloida (to model, replicate, duplicate the behavior) · la accedo (to model, replicate, duplicate the behavior) · ja シミュレートする (to model, replicate, duplicate the behavior) · id menyimulasikan (to model, replicate, duplicate the behavior) · hu szimulál (to model, replicate, duplicate the behavior) · sv simulera (to model, replicate, duplicate the behavior) · cs simulovat (to model, replicate, duplicate the behavior) · pl symulować (to model, replicate, duplicate the behavior) · cs napodobovat (to model, replicate, duplicate the behavior) · lg okopa (to model, replicate, duplicate the behavior) · la simis sum (to model, replicate, duplicate the behavior) · pt simular (to model, replicate, duplicate the behavior) · cmn 模拟 (to model, replicate, duplicate the behavior) · id menirukan (to model, replicate, duplicate the behavior) · tl ipagkunwari (to model, replicate, duplicate the behavior) · tr simule etmek, benzetmek (to model, replicate, duplicate the behavior) · eo simuli (to model, replicate, duplicate the behavior) · da simulere (to model, replicate, duplicate the behavior) · bg симулирам (to model, replicate, duplicate the behavior) · la similo (to model, replicate, duplicate the behavior)

simulate en · ADJ · etymology 2

Pronunciation

• /ˈsɪm.jə.lət/ (US)
• /ˈsɪm.jʊ.lɪt/ (UK)

Etymology

First attested in c. 1425, in Middle English; inherited from Middle English symulat(e), simulat(e), similat(e) (“feigned; similar”), borrowed from Latin simulātus, see -ate (adjective-forming suffix) and Etymology 1 for more.

Meanings

1. (obsolete) Feigned; pretended.
   • under simulate religion 1545, John Bale, The Image of Both Churches:

Forms

wikipedia: Middle English