simulate
verb [T] /ˈsɪm.jʊ.leɪt/Definition
› to do or make something that looks real but is not real: In cheap furniture, plastic is often used to simulate wood.formal Ruth simulated pleasure at seeing Simon, but really she wished he hadn't come. Some driving teachers use computers to simulate (= represent) different road conditions for learners to practise on.Faking and pretending simulated /-leɪ.tɪd/
/-leɪ.t̬ɪd/ adjective Natural and artificial
/-leɪ.t̬ɪd/ adjective Natural and artificial (Definition of simulate verb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- a wolf in sheep's clothing idiom
- affect verb (PRETEND)
- assume verb (PRETEND TO HAVE)
- believe verb
- changeling noun
- charlatan noun
- fake verb (FEELING/ILLNESS)
- fake verb (OBJECT)
- false adjective (NOT TRUE)
- false modesty noun
- falsify verb
- masquerade as sb/sth phrasal verb
- masquerade noun
- massage verb (FACTS/NUMBERS)
- pass sth/sb off as sth/sb phrasal verb
- phoney adjective
- purport verb
- put sth on phrasal verb (PRETEND)
- quackery noun
- sham verb
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