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sim·u·late    Audio Help   [v. sim-yuh-leyt; adj. sim-yuh-lit, -leyt] Pronunciation Key verb, -lat·ed, -lat·ing, adjective
–verb (used with object)
1.to create a simulation, likeness, or model of (a situation, system, or the like): to simulate crisis conditions.
2.to make a pretense of; feign: to simulate knowledge.
3.to assume or have the appearance or characteristics of: He simulated the manners of the rich.
–adjective
4.Archaic. simulated.
[Origin: 1400–50; late ME (adj.) < L simulātus (ptp. of simulāre), equiv. to simul- (var. of simil-, base of similis similar) + -ātus -ate1]

—Related forms
sim·u·la·tive, sim·u·la·to·ry    Audio Help   [sim-yuh-luh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee] Pronunciation Key, adjective
sim·u·la·tive·ly, adverb

—Synonyms 2. pretend, counterfeit. 3. affect.
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  Synonym Collection v1.1Cite This Source
Main Entry:  simulate
Part of Speech:  verb
Synonyms:  act, affect, ape, copy, dissemble, feign, imitate, mimic, playact, pretend, reproduce, resemble, sham
Source:  Synonym Collection v1.1
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  Roget's II: The New ThesaurusCite This Source
Main Entry:  act
Part of Speech:  verb
Definition:  To behave affectedly or insincerely or take on a false or misleading appearance of.
Synonyms:  counterfeit, dissemble, fake, feign, play-act, pose, pretend, put on, sham
Source:  Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition
by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary.
Copyright © 2003, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
  Roget's II: The New ThesaurusCite This Source
Main Entry:  assume
Part of Speech:  verb
Definition:  To take on or give a false appearance of.
Synonyms:  affect, counterfeit, fake, feign, pretend, put on, sham
Idioms:  make believe
Source:  Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition
by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary.
Copyright © 2003, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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