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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

SIM'ULATE, v. t. [L. simulo, from similis, like.] To feign; to counterfeits; to assume the mere appearance of something, without the reality. The wicked often simulate the virtuous and good.
SIM'ULATE, a. [L. simulato.]Feigned; pretended; assumed artificially.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

v
1: reproduce someone's behavior or looks; "The mime imitated the passers-by"; "Children often copy their parents or older siblings" [syn: imitate, copy, simulate]
2: create a representation or model of; "The pilots are trained in conditions simulating high-altitude flights" [syn: model, simulate]
3: make a pretence of; "She assumed indifference, even though she was seething with anger"; "he feigned sleep" [syn: simulate, assume, sham, feign]

Merriam Webster's

transitive verb (-lated; -lating) Etymology: Latin simulatus, past participle of simulare to copy, represent, feign, from similis like — more at same Date: 1652 1. to give or assume the appearance or effect of often with the intent to deceive ; imitate 2. to make a simulation of (as a physical system) Synonyms: see assume • simulative adjective

Oxford Reference Dictionary

v.tr. 1 a pretend to have or feel (an attribute or feeling). b pretend to be. 2 imitate or counterfeit. 3 a imitate the conditions of (a situation etc.), e.g. for training. b produce a computer model of (a process). 4 (as simulated adj.) made to resemble the real thing but not genuinely such (simulated fur). 5 (of a word) take or have an altered form suggested by (a word wrongly taken to be its source, e.g. amuck). Derivatives: simulation n. simulative adj. Etymology: L simulare f. similis like

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Simulate Sim"u*late, a. [L. simulatus, p. p. of simulare to simulate; akin to simul at the same time, together, similis like. See Similar, and cf. Dissemble, Semblance.] Feigned; pretended. --Bale.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Simulate Sim"u*late, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Simulated; p. pr. & vb. n. Simulating.] To assume the mere appearance of, without the reality; to assume the signs or indications of, falsely; to counterfeit; to feign. The Puritans, even in the depths of the dungeons to which she had sent them, prayed, and with no simulated fervor, that she might be kept from the dagger of the assassin. --Macaulay.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(simulates, simulating, simulated) 1. If you simulate an action or a feeling, you pretend that you are doing it or feeling it. They rolled about on the Gilligan Road, simulating a bloodthirsty fight... He performed a simulated striptease. VERB: V n, V-ed 2. If you simulate an object, a substance, or a noise, you produce something that looks or sounds like it. The wood had been painted to simulate stone... VERB: V n 3. If you simulate a set of conditions, you create them artificially, for example in order to conduct an experiment. The scientist developed one model to simulate a full year of the globe's climate... Cars are tested to see how much damage they suffer in simulated crashes. VERB: V n, V-ed

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

v. a. Feign, counterfeit, act, sham, affect, pretend, assume.

Moby Thesaurus

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