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Simulate

/-jə-/

To model, replicate, duplicate the behavior, appearance or properties of.

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📖 Definitions of "Simulate"

verb

1
To model, replicate, duplicate the behavior, appearance or properties of.
"We will use a smoke machine to simulate the fog you will actually encounter."

adjective

1
Feigned; pretended.

🔄 Synonyms of "Simulate"

7 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
modelnoun	A person who serves as a human template for artwork or fashion.
shamnoun	Intended to deceive; false.
feignverb	To make a false show or pretence of; to counterfeit or simulate.
assumeverb	To authenticate by means of belief; to surmise; to suppose to be true, especially without proof.
imitateverb	To follow as a model or a pattern; to make a copy, counterpart or semblance of.
copynoun	The result of copying; an identical or nearly identical duplicate of an original.
reenactverb	To recreate an event, especially a historical battle.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Simulate"

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
imitateverb	To follow as a model or a pattern; to make a copy, counterpart or semblance of.
copyverb	The result of copying; an identical or nearly identical duplicate of an original.
assumeverb	To authenticate by means of belief; to surmise; to suppose to be true, especially without proof.
reenactverb	To recreate an event, especially a historical battle.
feignverb	To make a false show or pretence of; to counterfeit or simulate.
modelverb	A person who serves as a human template for artwork or fashion.
shamverb	To deceive, cheat, lie.
replicateverb	To make a copy (replica) of.
emulateverb	To copy or imitate, especially a person.
representverb	(transitive) To stand or act in the place of; to perform the duties, exercise the rights, or otherwise act on behalf of
reproduceverb	(transitive or intransitive, biology) To generate or propagate offspring or organisms sexually or asexually.
mimicverb	(transitive) To imitate, especially in order to ridicule.
role-playverb	Alternative form of roleplay. [(intransitive) To act out a scenario or fantasy with another person or other people.]
manufactureverb	To make things, usually on a large scale, with tools and either physical labor or machinery.
what-ifverb	(informal) To speculate about the consequences of something that could have happened.
simulationnoun	Something that simulates a system or environment in order to predict actual behaviour.
calculateverb	(transitive, mathematics) To determine the value of something or the solution to something by a mathematical process.
pretendverb	(intransitive or with 'that' clause or 'to' infinitive) To speak or behave so as to give a false or simulated appearance.
spoofingnoun	(computing) Falsifying one's identity or other identifying information (e.g. location) by technical means to deceive or gain access.
fakeverb	Something which is not genuine, or is presented fraudulently.