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HOW TO PRONOUNCE

simulate

/ˈsɪm.jəˌleɪt/

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What does simulate mean?

verb

  1. To model, replicate, duplicate the behavior, appearance or properties of.
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adjective

  1. (obsolete) Feigned; pretended.

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IPA pronunciation

/ˈsɪm.jəˌleɪt/

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/ˈsɪm.jə.lət/
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Their planned mission was to pass over the test area shortly before the explosion to simulate a bomb drop.
Carl R. Maag; Steve RohrerProject Trinity, 1945-1946Project Gutenberg ebook #548
And then she did sit so close, and simulate so well a shapeless decaying piece of wood or bark!
John BurroughsBirds and Bees, Sharp Eyes, and Other PapersProject Gutenberg ebook #3163
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Experience has proved what deceptive light-effects may be observed amid the ice and how easily a mirage may simulate reality.
Douglas, Sir MawsonThe Home of the Blizzard Being the Story of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition, 1911-1914Project Gutenberg ebook #6137
The same observations are to be made in regard to dishonest witnesses who, when pressed to think hard, only simulate doing so.
Hans GrossCriminal Psychology: A Manual for Judges, Practitioners, and StudentsTranslated by Horace Meyer KallenProject Gutenberg ebook #1320
Move the right hand toward the left, and let the fingers simulate the motion of picking up the coin, and instantly close.
A. R. (Alfred Rochefort) CalhounHealthful Sports for BoysProject Gutenberg ebook #6129