simulate
verb
[ ˈsɪmjʊleɪt ]
• imitate the appearance or character of.
• "red ochre intended to simulate blood"
Similar:
imitate,
reproduce,
replicate,
duplicate,
mimic,
parallel,
be a mock-up of,
artificial,
imitation,
fake,
false,
faux,
mock,
synthetic,
man-made,
manufactured,
ersatz,
plastic,
fakey,
Origin:
mid 17th century (earlier (Middle English) as simulation ): from Latin simulat- ‘copied, represented’, from the verb simulare, from similis ‘like’.