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.