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Simulate vs Mimicry - What's the difference?

simulate | mimicry |

As a verb simulate

is to model, replicate, duplicate the behavior, appearance or properties of.

As an adjective simulate

is (obsolete) feigned; pretended.

As a noun mimicry is

the act or ability to simulate the appearance of someone or something else.

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

    See also

    * emulate

    Adjective

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

    mimicry

    English

    Alternative forms

    * mimickry

    Noun

    (mimicries)
  • the act or ability to simulate the appearance of someone or something else
  • They say that mimicry is the sincerest form of flattery, but I still think I'm being mocked when he acts just like me.
    When animal mimicry goes really wrong they don't just look like something that a predator would ignore, they look like lunch.

    See also

    * (wikipedia "mimicry")