English Dictionary
Definition of “simulate”
simulate
Definitions
verb
(tr) - to make a pretence of; feign ⇒
to simulate anxiety
- to reproduce the conditions of (a situation, etc), as in carrying out an experiment ⇒
to simulate weightlessness
- to assume or have the appearance of; imitate
adjective
- archaic assumed or simulated
Alternative Forms
ˈsimulative adjective ˈsimulatively adverb Word Origin
C17: from Latin simulāre to copy, from similis like
Synonyms
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pretend,
act,
feign,
affect,
assume,
put on,
reproduce,
imitate,
sham,
fabricate,
counterfeit,
make believe,
Usage examples
`No, I'm just going out for a walk," Nicole replied, using two fingers to simulate a walking motion.
MacNeill, Alastair, The Devil's Door (1994)The actors, Bipasha Basu and John Abraham, are comfortable enough in their good-looking skins to simulate sex without squirming.
India Today (2003)A prisoner in flexible handcuffs is made to use a banana to simulate anal sex.
New Zealand Herald (2004)And the action became even raunchier as near-naked Kate and Alex appeared to simulate a sex act on a bed.
Sun, News of the World (2002)Just as the sophist may pretend to have knowledge, so might writing simulate truth.
Boyne, Roy, Foucault and Derrida - The Other Side Of Reason (1990)
