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From Latin simulārius, from simulō (to simulate).

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simular (comparative more simular, superlative most simular)

  1. (obsolete, rare) false; specious; counterfeit

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simular (plural simulars)

  1. (archaic) One who pretends to be what he is not; one who, or that which, simulates or counterfeits something; a pretender.
    • c. 1603–1606, William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of King Lear”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies [] (First Folio), London: [] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act III, scene ii], line 54:
      Hide thee, thou bloody hand,
      Thou perjured, and thou simular of virtue
      That art incestuous.
    • 1848, William Tyndale, edited by Henry Walter, Doctrinal treatises and introductions to different portions of the Holy Scriptures:
      Christ calleth the Pharisees hypocrites, that is to say, simulars, and painted sepulchres.

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for simular”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.)

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Catalan

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin simulāre. Doublet of semblar.

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simular (first-person singular present simulo, first-person singular preterite simulí, past participle simulat)

  1. to simulate

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Galician

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Learned borrowing from Latin simulō, simulāre. Doublet of semellar.

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simular (first-person singular present simulo, first-person singular preterite simulei, past participle simulado)

  1. to simulate

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Portuguese

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Learned borrowing from Latin simulāre. Doublet of semelhar.

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  • Hyphenation: si‧mu‧lar

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simular (first-person singular present simulo, first-person singular preterite simulei, past participle simulado)

  1. to simulate

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Spanish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin simulāre. Doublet of semejar.

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  • IPA(key): /simuˈlaɾ/ [si.muˈlaɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: si‧mu‧lar

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simular (first-person singular present simulo, first-person singular preterite simulé, past participle simulado)

  1. to feign, to pretend
    Synonyms: fingir, pretender
  2. to simulate

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