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simulate
[sim-yuh-leyt, sim-yuh-lit, -leyt]
verb (used with object)
to create a simulation, likeness, or model of (a situation, system, or the like).
to simulate crisis conditions.
to make a pretense of; feign.
to simulate knowledge.
Synonyms: ,to assume or have the appearance or characteristics of.
He simulated the manners of the rich.
Synonyms:
adjective
Archaic.simulated.
simulate
verb
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
archaicassumed or simulated
Other Word Forms
- simulative adjective
- simulatory adjective
- simulatively adverb
- nonsimulate adjective
- nonsimulative adjective
- unsimulated adjective
- unsimulating adjective
- unsimulative adjective
- well-simulated adjective
- ˈܱپ adjective
- ˈܱپly adverb
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of simulate1
Example Sentences
As for the impressive flight sequences, in which Hiccup rides Toothless, the production created an animatronic dragon placed on a giant gimbal that moved on six different axes to simulate the physics of flying.
First, firefighters used drip torches to simulate embers landing around it.
The base was then programmed to simulate the specific movements of each character’s dragon, while wind machines and special lighting re-created aerial conditions.
In 2021, the former head of the US Army in Europe, Gen Ben Hodges, told MPs in a simulated wargame most of the British Army's inventory was exhausted after just eight days.
“I just think that you’re talking about end of May, he’s doing his first simulated game,” Roberts said Saturday night.
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