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Added 9 October 2026

simulate

/ˈsɪm.jʊˌleɪt/ verb

In Latin: simulo, similo, accedo First recorded: 1652 Wiktionary

verb Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about simulate at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

To model, replicate, duplicate the behavior, appearance or properties of.
We will use a smoke machine to simulate the fog you will actually encounter.

adjective

Feigned; pretended.

Origin

First attested in 1652; Borrowed from Latin simulātus, perfect passive participle of simulō (“make like, imitate, copy, represent, feign”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from similis (“like”). See similar.

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