simulacrum

(Lat.) The same as SIMULACHRE (q. v.). *sim-u-lar, s. & a . [SIMULATE.] A. As subst .: One who simulates or counterfeits something; one who pretends to be what he is not; a hypocritical pretender; a simulator. "Hide thee, thou bloody hand, Thou perjurer, thou simular of virtue, That art incestuous." Shakesp.: Lear , iii. 2. B. As adj .: Simulated, counterfeited, specious, false. "I returned with simular proof enough. Shakesp.: Cymbeline, v. 5. *sim-u-late, a. [Lat. simul at us , pa. par. of simulo to feign, to pretend, to make like; similis =like; simul =together.] Simulated, feigned, pretended, false. "They had vowed a simulate chastity." -Bale : English Votaries, pt. ii. sim-u-lāte, v . t . [Fr. simuler ; Sp. & Port. sim ular.] [SIMULATE, a.] To a ume the likene of; to a ume the mere signs or appearance of falsely; to feign, to counterfeit, to sham, to imitate. "The stems and foliage of a creeper are so simulated that nature is not more lithe and living than the stone." London Daily Telegraph.