verb
simulate
SIHM-yuu-layt
verb
1
To imitate or reproduce the appearance, behaviour, or conditions of something, often for testing or training purposes.
"The software can simulate the effects of climate change over the next century."
"Pilots train in machines that simulate real flight conditions."
How to Use Simulate
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishTo recreate something artificially so it behaves like the real thing.
Common pairings
simulate conditions
simulate an environment
simulate a scenario
Word Forms
more simulate comparative, simulated past tense, simulates singular, most simulate superlative
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Etymology
From Latin simulare ("to make like, to imitate, to feign"), from similis ("like, similar").