verb [VN]
1 to pretend that you have a particular feeling:
I tried to simulate surprise at the news.
2 to create particular conditions that exist in real life using computers, models, etc., usually for study or training purposes:
Computer software can be used to simulate conditions on the sea bed. * Role-playing is a useful way of simulating real-life situations.
3 to be made to look like sth else:
a gas heater that simulates a coal fire
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
This entry for simulate is sourced from Main Dictionary, one of the dictionaries and corpora merged into Lughet.
Does simulate appear elsewhere on Lughet?
Yes — simulate appears under other sources or language pairs in Lughet's collection. See the list below.
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