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Impersonate vs Simulate - What's the difference?

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Impersonate is a related term of simulate.


As verbs the difference between impersonate and simulate

is that impersonate is to pretend to be (a different person), to assume the identity of while simulate is to model, replicate, duplicate the behavior, appearance or properties of.

As an adjective simulate is

(obsolete) feigned; pretended.

impersonate

English

Verb

(en-verb)
  • To pretend to be (a different person), to assume the identity of.
    • The conman managed to impersonate several executives.
  • (obsolete) To manifest in corporeal form; to personify.

    • Synonyms

    * (assume identity of) personate * (manifest in corporeal form) embody

    Derived terms

    * impersonation * impersonator

    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.

    Synonyms

    * See also

    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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