simulō (not similō), āvī, ātus, āre
similis,
to make like, imitate, copy, represent
: nimbos et fulmen, V.: Catonem, H.: artem Ingenio
suo, O.: anum,
assume the form of
, O.: Homeri illa Minerva simulata Mentori:
simulata Troia,
counterfeit Troy
, O.: cupressum, i. e.
depict
, H.; cf. aera Alexandri voltum simulantia,
imaging
, H.: simulat . . . terram Edere fetum
olivae,
represents the earth producing
, etc., O.—
To represent, feign, assume the appearance of, pretend, counterfeit,
simulate
: cur simulat?
T.: qui te ament ex animo ac non simulent: simulandi
gratiā, S.: quasi perterritus
simulans,
by pretending fear
, Cu.: Quid est, quod amplius simuletur?
T.: mortem verbis, i. e.
to pretend that she was dead
, T.: studium coniurationis,
S.: aegrum,
pretend to be sick
, L.: ad simulanda negotia altitudo ingeni
incredibilis, S.: eius ficti simulatique
voltūs: simulatā amicitiā, Cs.:
simulato vecta iuvenco, O.: ille se Tarentum proficisci cum simulasset: simulat Iove natus
abire, O.: sese probos simulare,
S.
