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Feigned vs Simulate - What's the difference?

feigned | simulate |

As adjectives the difference between feigned and simulate

is that feigned is being a pretense, a counterfeit, or something false or fraudulent while simulate is (obsolete) feigned; pretended.

As verbs the difference between feigned and simulate

is that feigned is (feign) while simulate is to model, replicate, duplicate the behavior, appearance or properties of.

feigned

English

Adjective

(-)
  • Being a pretense, a counterfeit, or something false or fraudulent.
    • 1841' ''"I have passed my word," said Jowl with '''feigned reluctance, "and I'll keep it. When does this match come off? I wish it was over. -- To-night?"'' — Charles Dickens, ''The Old Curiosity Shop , Chapter 9.

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    Verb

    (head)
  • (feign)

    • Anagrams

    * feeding

    simulate

    English

    Verb

    (simulat)
  • To model, replicate, duplicate the behavior, appearance or properties of
    • We will use a smoke machine to simulate the fog you will actually encounter.

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    Related terms

    * similar * similarity * simile * simulacrum * simuland * simulant * simulation * simulator * dissimulate

    See also

    * emulate

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (obsolete) Feigned; pretended.
    • (Bale)

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