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Definition of: simulate
(sim′yə·lāt) v.t. ·lat·ed, ·lat·ing
1. To assume or have the appearance or form of, without the reality; counterfeit; imitate.
2. To make a pretense of. See synonyms under IMITATE, PRETEND.
—adjective (-lāt, -lit) Simulated; pretended. [<L simulatus, pp. of simulare imitate <similis like]
—sim′u·la′tor noun
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