Simulate vs. Stimulate
Simulate and Stimulate Definitions
Simulate
To have or take on the appearance, sound, or character of; imitate
Music meant to simulate a snowstorm.
Stimulate
To rouse to action or increased activity; excite
A policy that stimulated people to protest.
Incentives to stimulate consumer spending.
Simulate
To make in imitation of or as a substitute for
Simulate leather.
Stimulate
To increase temporarily the activity of (a body organ or system, for example).
Simulate
To make a pretense of; feign
Simulate interest.
Stimulate
To cause to be interested or engaged
Animals in zoos need to be stimulated to remain healthy.
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Simulate
To create a representation or model of (a physical system or particular situation, for example).
Stimulate
To cause to desire to have sex; arouse sexually.
Simulate
To model, replicate, duplicate the behavior, appearance or properties of.
We will use a smoke machine to simulate the fog you will actually encounter.
Stimulate
To excite or invigorate (a person, for example) with a stimulant.
Simulate
(obsolete) Feigned; pretended.
Stimulate
To act or serve as a stimulant or stimulus.
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Simulate
Feigned; pretended.
Stimulate
To encourage into action.
Stimulate the economy
Simulate
To assume the mere appearance of, without the reality; to assume the signs or indications of, falsely; to counterfeit; to feign.
The Puritans, even in the depths of the dungeons to which she had sent them, prayed, and with no simulated fervor, that she might be kept from the dagger of the assassin.
Stimulate
To arouse an organism to functional activity.
Stimulate my mind
He was sexually stimulated by the dancer's moves.
Simulate
Reproduce someone's behavior or looks;
The mime imitated the passers-by
Children often copy their parents or older siblings
Stimulate
To excite as if with a goad; to excite, rouse, or animate, to action or more vigorous exertion by some pungent motive or by persuasion; as, to stimulate one by the hope of reward, or by the prospect of glory.
To excite and stimulate us thereunto.
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Simulate
Create a representation or model of;
The pilots are trained in conditions simulating high-altitude flights
Stimulate
To excite; to irritate; especially, to excite the activity of (a nerve or an irritable muscle), as by electricity.
Simulate
Make a pretence of;
She assumed indifference, even though she was seething with anger
He feigned sleep
Stimulate
Act as a stimulant;
The book stimulated her imagination
This play stimulates
Stimulate
Cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner;
The ads induced me to buy a VCR
My children finally got me to buy a computer
My wife made me buy a new sofa
Stimulate
Stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of;
These stories shook the community
The civil war shook the country
Stimulate
Cause to be alert and energetic;
Coffee and tea stimulate me
This herbal infusion doesn't stimulate
Stimulate
Cause to occur rapidly;
The infection precipitated a high fever and allergic reactions
Stimulate
Stir feelings in;
Stimulate my appetite
Excite the audience
Stir emotions
Stimulate
Provide the needed stimulus for
