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Vinony

simulate

verb

  1. to imitate a real-world action, make believe, pretend
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈsɪm.jʊ.lɪt/ / /ˈsɪm.jə.lət/ / /ˈsɪm.jʊˌleɪt/ / /ˈsɪm.jəˌleɪt/ / /ˈsɪm.jʊˌlæɪt/

adj

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.

  1. Feigned; pretended.

    “under simulate religion”

verb

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.

  1. To model, replicate, duplicate the behavior, appearance or properties of.

    “We will use a smoke machine to simulate the fog you will actually encounter.”

    “This video game simulates a pinball machine.”