simulate

3 definitions • 5 examples

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 Sam, but really she wished he hadn't come.

The computer simulates (= represents) different road conditions for new drivers to practise on.

to create conditions or processes similar to something that exists:

Researchers are developing new techniques to simulate crashes.

to produce a situation or event that seems real but is not real, especially in order to help people learn how to deal with such situations or events:

The machine is designed to simulate disaster scenarios.