mock out

Verb

 * 1)  To replace (source code or other software elements) with a stub that exhibits the desired behaviour, typically for use in automated testing.
 * 2) * 2011, Scott Millett, Jerrel Blankenship, Matthew Bussa, Pro Agile .NET Development with SCRUM (page B-18)
 * Now that we know we have mocked out the objects and verified that the method we expected was called, we are ready to write a unit test.