simulate

  • 21simulate —    , simulation    To simulate is to take on the appearance or form of, or to create a model of …

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  • 22simulate — 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 ;… …

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  • 23simulate — sim·u·late sim yə .lāt vt, lat·ed; lat·ing to have or produce a symptomatic resemblance to <lesions simulating leprosy> sim·u·la·tion .sim yə lā shən n …

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  • 24simulate — Synonyms and related words: act, act a part, act like, adopt, affect, ape, appear like, approach, appropriate, approximate, assume, be like, be redolent of, bear resemblance, bluff, borrow, bring to mind, call to mind, call up, chorus, come close …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 25simulate — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. imitate, resemble, mimic; feign, counterfeit, pretend. See falsehood, imitation. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. feign, pretend, counterfeit, dissemble, imitate, mimic, misrepresent, sham, fake, assume,… …

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  • 26simulate — see SIMILAR …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 27simulate — sim·u·late || sɪmjÉ™leɪt / jÊŠl v. imitate, copy; pretend, fake …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 28simulate — [ sɪmjʊleɪt] verb imitate or reproduce the appearance, character, or conditions of. Derivatives simulant noun simulation noun simulative adjective Origin C17 (earlier (ME) as simulation): from L. simulat , simulare copy, represent …

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  • 29simulate — v. a. Feign, counterfeit, act, sham, affect, pretend, assume …

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  • 30simulate — verb 1) they simulated pleasure Syn: feign, pretend, fake, sham, affect, put on, give the appearance of 2) simulating conditions in space Syn: imitate, reproduce, replicate, duplicate …

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