verb/simuˈlaɾ/
to feign, to pretend; to simulate
Synonyms: fingir, pretender
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *sem-h₂-lo- Proto-Italic *semalis Latin similis Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin simulārebor. Spanish simular Borrowed from Latin simulāre. Doublet of semejar.