Sim"u*late (?), v. t. [imp. & p.
p. Simulated (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Simulating.] 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.Sim"u*late (?), a. [L. simulatus,
p. p. of simulare to simulate; akin to simul at the same
time, together, similis like. See Similar, and cf.
Dissemble, Semblance.] Feigned; pretended.
Bale.