The Collaborative International Dictionary
Simular \Sim"u*lar\, a.
False; specious; counterfeit. [R. & Obs.] ``Thou simular man
of virtue.''
--Shak.
Simular \Sim"u*lar\, n. [Cf. L. simulator, F. simulateur. See
Simulate.]
One who pretends to be what he is not; one who, or that
which, simulates or counterfeits something; a pretender.
[Obs.]
--Shak.
Christ calleth the Pharisees hypocrites, that is to
say, simulars, and painted sepulchers.
--Tyndale.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1520s, "one who simulates," irregularly formed (perhaps on the model of similar) from Latin simulare "to make like, imitate, copy, represent," from stem of similis "like" (see similar). As an adjective, "simulated," from 1610s.
Wiktionary
a. (context obsolete rare English) false; specious; counterfeit n. (context archaic English) One who pretends to be what he is not; one who, or that which, simulates or counterfeits something; a pretender.
Usage examples of "simular".
Yahoos que se los infieren, para simular que fue la reina la que los hizo.