Difference between Simulate and Imitate

SIMULATE vs IMITATE: VERB

To assume the mere appearance of, without the reality; to assume the signs or indications of, falsely; to counterfeit; to feign.
To make a pretense of; feign.
To make in imitation of or as a substitute for.
To have or take on the appearance, sound, or character of; imitate: : imitate.
To create a representation or model of (a physical system or particular situation, for example).

To copy the mannerisms or speech of; mimic.
To copy (mannerisms or speech).
To copy exactly; reproduce.
To appear like; resemble.
To follow as a pattern, model, or example; to copy or strive to copy, in acts, manners etc.
To produce a semblance or likeness of, in form, character, color, qualities, conduct, manners, and the like; to counterfeit; to copy.
To resemble (another species of animal, or a plant, or inanimate object) in form, color, ornamentation, or instinctive habits, so as to derive an advantage thereby; sa, when a harmless snake imitates a venomous one in color and manner, or when an odorless insect imitates, in color, one having secretion offensive to birds.
To use or follow as a model.

Feigned; pretended.
To assume the appearance of, without having the reality; feign; counterfeit; pretend.
To act the part of; imitate; be like; resemble.
Specifically— In phonology, to imitate in form. See simulation, 2.
In biology, to imitate or mimic; resemble by way of protective mimicry: as, some insects simulate flowers or leaves. See mimicry, 3.
Create a representation or simulation of

Synonyms Imitate, Counterfeit, Mimic, Ape, Mock. Imitate is the general word for the expression of the idea common to these five words. To counterfeit is to imitate exactly or as closely as possible, more often for a dishonest purpose; to mimic is to imitate in sport or ridicule, as to mimic one's affectations in speech or carriage; to ape is to imitate with servility. Mock, whose first meaning was to imitate in derision, has changed ground so as now generally to mean to deride by imitation, or, still more broadly, to treat with scorn, to tantalize.
To take example by, in action or manner; follow or endeavor to copy as an exemplar; act in the manner or character of; pattern after.
To use as a model or pattern; make a copy, counterpart, or semblance of.

Emulate, Reproduce, Tabletop, Mock, Calculate, Replicate, Simulation, Mimic, Copy, Assume, Sham, Model, Feign, Reenact, Imitate

Recreate, Counterfeit, Fake, Forge, Impersonate, Follow, Echo, Duplicate, Reproduce, Replicate, Emulate, Mimic, Copy, Ape, Simulate

Stimulate, Emulate, Reproduce, Tabletop, Mock, Calculate, Replicate, Simulation, Mimic, Copy, Sham, Model, Feign, Reenact, Imitate

Recreate, Counterfeit, Fake, Forge, Impersonate, Follow, Echo, Duplicate, Reproduce, Replicate, Emulate, Mimic, Copy, Ape, Simulate

Used Simulation Tool Cadence to simulate different circuits.
Delrin balls that simulate cars of different masses.
What areyou going to simulate in your game?
SAP BAPI Sales Order Simulate In SAP before creating a sales order there is a way to simulate it using a BAPI.
The pilot would acquire the target, or the adversary, simulate engaging the adversary and then simulate firing missiles at the aircraft.
Simulate Aging check box: Place a check in the box to simulate service charges that would be issued if statements were done that day.
NHTSA evaluates the occupant protection performance of passenger vehicles with tests that simulate vehicle collisions and tests that simulate vehicle rollover.
Block bed elements can be used to simulate urban ground roughness; model trees are used to simulate forests and open country.
To see how you can simulate transfer status changes, please see Simulate Transfer Processing.
This model will be expanded to include tau biology, simulate effects of combination therapy, and simulate patient variability.

Nietzsche sought to imitate Socrates in his writings.
All citizens were urged to imitate their example.
Cuddie: I tell you good will imitate this.
We have dispositions to imitate apparently knowledgeable people.
While Paul is a man we should all seek to imitate individually, the Philippian church is a church we should seek to imitate corporately.
The poor strive to imitate the wealthy and the wealthy imitate celebrities and other icons.
They imitate good behaviors and they imitate bad behaviors.
No, but if scholars could imitate, sadhus and sanyasis could imitate too, because they are followers of a certain order.
The trouble with people who imitate, though, is that they almost invariably imitate faults instead of virtues.
Imitate me, just as I also imitate Christ.