simulate
[verb]
Synonyms: pretend, act, affect, feign, put on, sham

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Related Idioms: make out like (or as if)
Related Words: ape, copy, imitate, mimic, play-act, pose

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

sim‧u‧late AC /ˈsɪmjəleɪt, ˈsɪmjʊleɪt/ verb [transitive]
[Word Family: noun: simulation, simulator; verb: simulate; adjective: simulated]
[Date: 1400-1500; Language: Latin; Origin: past participle of simulare 'to copy', from similis; ⇒ similar]

1. to make or produce something that is not real but has the appearance or feeling of being real:
a machine that simulates conditions in space
Interviews can be simulated in the classroom.

2. formal to pretend to have a feeling:
He found it impossible to simulate grief.

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

simulate
verb
ADV. closely The device simulates conditions in space quite closely.
VERB + SIMULATE be designed to, be used to Models are used to simulate the workings of a real-life system.
try to

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