Etymology
From similis (“like”) + -ō (with u before l-pinguis).
Verb
simulō (present infinitive simulāre, perfect active simulāvī, supine simulātum); first conjugation
- to make like, simulate, imitate, copy, represent
- to feign, pretend
- Synonyms: fingō, mentior, ēmentior, affectō, dissimulō, praetendō
- to behave or act (as if, as though)
Conjugation
More information indicative, singular ...
| indicative |
singular |
plural |
| first |
second |
third |
first |
second |
third |
| active |
present |
simulō |
simulās |
simulat |
simulāmus |
simulātis |
simulant |
| imperfect |
simulābam |
simulābās |
simulābat |
simulābāmus |
simulābātis |
simulābant |
| future |
simulābō |
simulābis |
simulābit |
simulābimus |
simulābitis |
simulābunt |
| perfect |
simulāvī |
simulāvistī, simulāstī1 |
simulāvit, simulāt1 |
simulāvimus, simulāmus1 |
simulāvistis, simulāstis1 |
simulāvērunt, simulārunt, simulāvēre1 |
| pluperfect |
simulāveram, simulāram1 |
simulāverās, simulārās1 |
simulāverat, simulārat1 |
simulāverāmus, simulārāmus1 |
simulāverātis, simulārātis1 |
simulāverant, simulārant1 |
| future perfect |
simulāverō, simulārō1 |
simulāveris, simulāris1 |
simulāverit, simulārit1 |
simulāverimus, simulārimus1 |
simulāveritis, simulāritis1 |
simulāverint, simulārint1 |
| passive |
present |
simulor |
simulāris, simulāre |
simulātur |
simulāmur |
simulāminī |
simulantur |
| imperfect |
simulābar |
simulābāris, simulābāre |
simulābātur |
simulābāmur |
simulābāminī |
simulābantur |
| future |
simulābor |
simulāberis, simulābere |
simulābitur |
simulābimur |
simulābiminī |
simulābuntur |
| perfect |
simulātus + present active indicative of sum |
| pluperfect |
simulātus + imperfect active indicative of sum |
| future perfect |
simulātus + future active indicative of sum |
| subjunctive |
singular |
plural |
| first |
second |
third |
first |
second |
third |
| active |
present |
simulem |
simulēs |
simulet |
simulēmus |
simulētis |
simulent |
| imperfect |
simulārem |
simulārēs |
simulāret |
simulārēmus |
simulārētis |
simulārent |
| perfect |
simulāverim, simulārim1 |
simulāverīs, simulārīs1 |
simulāverit, simulārit1 |
simulāverīmus, simulārīmus1 |
simulāverītis, simulārītis1 |
simulāverint, simulārint1 |
| pluperfect |
simulāvissem, simulāssem1 |
simulāvissēs, simulāssēs1 |
simulāvisset, simulāsset1 |
simulāvissēmus, simulāssēmus1 |
simulāvissētis, simulāssētis1 |
simulāvissent, simulāssent1 |
| passive |
present |
simuler |
simulēris, simulēre |
simulētur |
simulēmur |
simulēminī |
simulentur |
| imperfect |
simulārer |
simulārēris, simulārēre |
simulārētur |
simulārēmur |
simulārēminī |
simulārentur |
| perfect |
simulātus + present active subjunctive of sum |
| pluperfect |
simulātus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum |
| imperative |
singular |
plural |
| first |
second |
third |
first |
second |
third |
| active |
present |
— |
simulā |
— |
— |
simulāte |
— |
| future |
— |
simulātō |
simulātō |
— |
simulātōte |
simulantō |
| passive |
present |
— |
simulāre |
— |
— |
simulāminī |
— |
| future |
— |
simulātor |
simulātor |
— |
— |
simulantor |
| simulāre |
simulārī |
simulāns |
— |
| simulātūrum esse |
simulātum īrī |
simulātūrus |
simulandus |
simulāvisse, simulāsse1 |
simulātum esse |
— |
simulātus |
| — |
simulātum fore |
— |
— |
| simulātūrum fuisse |
— |
— |
— |
| simulandī |
simulandō |
simulandum |
simulandō |
simulātum |
simulātū |
Close
1At least one rare poetic syncopated perfect form is attested.
References
- “simulo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “simulo”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- “simulo”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- Carl Meißner; Henry William Auden (1894), Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
- to pretend to be ill: simulare morbum
- some one feigns illness: aliquis simulat aegrum or se esse aegrum
- William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “simulate”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC.