Defn: To assume the mere appearance of, without the reality; to assume the signs or indications of, falsely; to counterfeit; to feign. The Puritans, even in the depths of the dungeons to which she had sent them, prayed, and with no simulated fervor, that she might be kept from the dagger of the assassin. Macaulay.
SIMULATION
Sim`u*la"tion, n. Etym: [F. simulation, L. simulatio.]
Defn: The act of simulating, or assuming an appearance which is feigned, or not true; — distinguished from dissimulation, which disguises or conceals what is true.
Syn.
— Counterfeiting; feint; pretense.
SIMULATOR
Sim"u*la`tor, n. Etym: [L.]
Defn: One who simulates, or feigns. De Quincey.
SIMULATORY
Sim"u*la*to*ry, a.
Defn: Simulated, or capable of being simulated. Bp. Hall.
SIMULTANEITY
Si`mul*ta*ne"i*ty, n.
Defn: The quality or state of being simultaneous; simultaneousness.