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| Date: | 1400-1500 |
| Language: | Latin |
| Origin: | , past participle of simulare 'to copy', from similis; SIMILAR |
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sim‧u‧late
[transitive]
[transitive]1 to make or produce something that is not real but has the appearance or feeling of being real : 
a machine that simulates conditions in spaceInterviews can be simulated in the classroom.
a machine that simulates conditions in spaceInterviews can be simulated in the classroom.2 formal to pretend to have a feeling : He found it impossible to simulate grief.
He found it impossible to simulate grief.