SIMULATE


Meaning of SIMULATE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈsim-yə-ˌlāt ]

transitive verb

( -lat·ed ; -lat·ing )

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

• sim·u·la·tive -ˌlā-tiv adjective

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