adjective
                                                not genuine or real
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                                                                                                Examples
                                                
                                                                                                        - being an imitation of the genuine article
- it isn't fake anything
- it's real synthetic fur
- faux pearls
- false teeth
- decorated with imitation palm leaves
- a purse of simulated alligator hide
 
                                                                                        
                                                adjective
                                                reproduced or made to resemble
                                                
                                                                                                Examples
                                                
                                                                                                        - imitative in character
- under simulated combat conditions
 
                                                                                        
                                                verb
                                                reproduce someone's behavior or looks
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                                                                                                Examples
                                                
                                                                                                        - The mime imitated the passers-by
- Children often copy their parents or older siblings
 
                                                                                        
                                                verb
                                                create a representation or model of
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                                                                                                Examples
                                                
                                                                                                        - The pilots are trained in conditions simulating high-altitude flights
 
                                                                                        
                                                verb
                                                make a pretence of
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                                                                                                Examples
                                                
                                                                                                        - She assumed indifference, even though she was seething with anger
- he feigned sleep