simulate

C1 Topic:Actions & Processes

US /ˈsɪm.jəˌleɪt/ UK /ˈsɪm.jʊˌleɪt/ See IPA manual

Freq #21079

Meanings

1

verb
To create something that copies the behavior or appearance of a real thing.

We will use a smoke machine to simulate the fog you will encounter.
2

verb
To pretend to have a feeling or condition that you do not really have.

He tried to simulate enthusiasm, but everyone could tell he was bored.

Verb forms

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Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 verb · to create something that... model

2 verb · to pretend to have a... sham

Word family

Forms simulatedsimulatessimulating

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.

symulat Middle English simulātus Latin

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Topics

Actions & Processes Word Formation & Derivatives

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# simulate

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C1
**Part of speech:** verb
**IPA (US):** /ˈsɪm.jəˌleɪt/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈsɪm.jʊˌleɪt/
**Frequency rank:** 21079

## Meanings
1. To create something that copies the behavior or appearance of a real thing.
2. To pretend to have a feeling or condition that you do not really have.

## Examples
- We will use a smoke machine to simulate the fog you will encounter.
- He tried to simulate enthusiasm, but everyone could tell he was bored.

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: symulat
- Root: simulātus

## 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.

## AI Etymology
Simulate is 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. The historical chain includes symulat (Middle English) and simulātus (Latin). In present use it covers to create something that copies the behavior or appearance of a real thing and to pretend to have a feeling or condition that you do not really have.

## Topics
- Actions & Processes
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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