simulate

Meanings

1. 1
   verb

   To create something that copies the behavior or appearance of a real thing.

   We will use a smoke machine to simulate the fog you will encounter.

2. 2
   verb

   To pretend to have a feeling or condition that you do not really have.

   He tried to simulate enthusiasm, but everyone could tell he was bored.

First attested in c. 1425, in Middle English; inherited from Middle English symulat(e), simulat(e), similat(e) (“feigned; similar”), borrowed from Latin simulātus, see -ate (adjective-forming suffix) and Etymology 1 for more.

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