The wall surface is made to 'simulate' stone. = The wall surface 'simulates' stone.
The material 'simulates' [='imitates'] the look and feel of real fur.
The model will be used to 'simulate' the effects of an earthquake.
(..) a simulation of an icon ... ... till it's on your car's dashboard. A decay of meaning. It wasn't like Las Vegas, where they built Paris in a casino. The power of simulate, you know, simulacra and like--. It's a very relevant, very modern, important issue ... .. ... that youngsters like us (..)2001 The Matrix Revisited