See simulate in Webster's New World Roget's A-Z Thesaurus II
To make a copy of:
copy, duplicate, imitate, replicate, reproduce. See sameTo contrive and present as genuine:
counterfeit, fake, feign, pretend. Idioms: make believe, put on an act. See trueTo behave affectedly or insincerely or take on a false or misleading appearance of:
act, counterfeit, dissemble, fake, feign, play-act, pose, pretend, put on, sham. See honest, trueTo take on or give a false appearance of:
affect2, assume, counterfeit, fake, feign, pretend, put on, sham. Idiom: make believe. See trueLearn more about simulate