simuler

Meaning

1. to feign, to fake, to put on, to pretend to have
2. to dive (to pretend to be fouled in order to gain an advantage)
3. to fake it (to feign to be enjoying sex; to pretend to have an orgasm)

Concepts

simulate

pretend

feign

fake

sham

affect

dissemble

assume

emulate

fudge

hold back

imitate

make as if

make believe

make out

manipulate

misrepresent

model

play

pretence

show

stage

talk through one’s hat

act

wangle

behave

bull

bullshit

cook

🧑‍🍳

copy

dissimulate

dive

falsify

Synonyms

feindre

faire semblant

faire semblant de

jouer

faire mine

copier

imiter

émuler

fabriquer

faire

faire passer pour

faire semblant (de)

falsifier

fausser

mettre en scène

modèle

prétexter

agir en hypocrite

taureau

affecter de

feindre de

pretendre

faire l´hypocrite

faker

adopter

fèquer

affecter

afficher

compiler

cuire

🧑‍🍳

cuisinier

🧑‍🍳

donner pour

Pronounced as (IPA)

/si.my.le/

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin: simulō

In summary

Learned borrowing from Latin simulāre (“to imitate, to feign”). Doublet of sembler.