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SIMULATING
Verb
simulating
present participle of simulate
Source: Wiktionary
SIMULATE
Sim"u*late, a. Etym: [L. simulatus, p. p. of simulare to simulate; akin to simul at the same time, together, similis like. See Similar, and cf. Dissemble, Semblance.]
Definition: Feigned; pretended. Bale.
Sim"u*late, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Simulated; p. pr. & vb. n. Simulating.]
Definition: 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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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