to simulate

Examples

• All

• The game is played by four people and simulates the challenge of managing a hospital during a 24-hour period.

  Academic text (2013)

• With these screens, Mortensen could simulate the textures of the great masters of the Renaissance.

  Academic text (1994)

• I think you want to simulate as close as you can what it's going to feel like to be in the ring.

• Girls enjoy group activities and events that simulate making a contribution to society.

  Academic text (2010)

• We'll take it for a simulated test drive.

  Saint Sinner (2002)

• I have this metal pan which we're simulating as a car surface.

• Soft clay was used to simulate the skin and clothing of a real racer.

  Academic text (1993)

• So for example, if we want to simulate noise in a cafe here, here's just me talking to my laptop in a quiet room.

• Artists for a long time have been simulating ways that we perceive our space and light.

• How do curricula and simulated training teach students empathy and how to connect with patients?

  Academic text (2011)

Synonyms

P

to pretend

vsto simulate

∞ 2.3

To act as if something is true when it is not

focuses more on creating a convincing real appearance or behaviour than simple acting

I

to imitate

vsto simulate

186 2.7

Copy the way someone speaks, looks, or acts

is about making behavior or appearance feel real rather than just matching

C

to copy

vsto simulate

177 1.0

Do something the same way someone else does

puts more stress on producing a convincing real effect rather than just copying

M

to model

vsto simulate

102 4.1

To make a small copy of something to show or study it

focuses more on copying real behaviour or look, not only structure

I

to impersonate

vsto simulate

70 7.2

Pretend to be another person by copying their looks, voice or actions

is less about becoming a person and more about creating a realistic effect

R

to reproduce

vsto simulate

26 4.0

To make a sound, image, or mood again so it feels like the original

aims more at giving a real sense of behaviour or appearance than mere copying

E

to emulate

vsto simulate

• Specialized

8 7.0

To make a program or device act like another machine, for example an old game console

is broader, applying to behaviour and appearance beyond technical system functions

M

to mime

vsto simulate

2 5.0

To copy someone's actions to make a joke

aims for a believable behaviour or look rather than only comic imitation

P

to play-act

vsto simulate

2 6.1

To act out a scene to practice or show how something happens

is usually used when the goal is a realistic behaviour or appearance

How Realistic

to replicate

• Specialized

66 4.9

to reproduce

41 4.0

to simulate

22 5.5

to imitate

186 2.7

mimic

1 4.5

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology