simulate
to imitate or model
Root
- simil / simul: like or resembling
Other words with the simil / simul root
- assimilate: to absorb or become similar
- dissemble: to hide true feelings or intentions
- dissimilar: not alike
- facsimile: an exact copy
- similar: alike in some way
- simile: comparison using like or as
- simulacrum: an image, copy, or hollow imitation
To simulate is to make something like the real thing.
The practice test simulated the pressure of the real exam.