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dis·sim·u·late

Audio Help [di-sim-yuh-leyt] Pronunciation Key verb, -lat·ed, -lat·ing.

–verb (used with object)

1.	to disguise or conceal under a false appearance; dissemble: to dissimulate one's true feelings about a rival.

–verb (used without object)

2.	to conceal one's true motives, thoughts, etc., by some pretense; speak or act hypocritically.

[Origin: 1525–35; < L dissimulātus (ptp. of dissimulāre to feign). See dis-¹, simulate

]

—Related forms

dis·sim·u·la·tive, adjective

dis·sim·u·la·tor, noun

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dis·sim·u·late Audio Help   (dĭ-sĭm'yə-lāt') Pronunciation Key
v.   dis·sim·u·lat·ed, dis·sim·u·lat·ing, dis·sim·u·lates

v.   tr.
To disguise (one's intentions, for example) under a feigned appearance. See Synonyms at disguise.

v.   intr.
To conceal one's true feelings or intentions.

[Middle English dissimulaten, from Latin dissimulāre, dissimulāt- : dis-, dis- + simulāre, to simulate; see simulate.]

dis·sim'u·la'tion n., dis·sim'u·la'tive adj., dis·sim'u·la'tor n.

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dissimulate
verb
hide (feelings) from other people

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Dissimulate

Dis*sem"ble\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dissembled; p. pr. & vb. n. Dissembling.] [OF. dissembler to be dissimilar; pref. dis- (L. dis-) + F. sembler to seem, L. simulare to simulate; cf. L. dissimulare to dissemble. See Simulate, and cf. Dissimulate.]

1. To hide under a false semblance or seeming; to feign (something) not to be what it really is; to put an untrue appearance upon; to disguise; to mask.

Dissemble all your griefs and discontents. --Shak.

Perhaps it was right to dissemble your love, But -- why did you kick me down stairs? --J. P. Kemble.

2. To put on the semblance of; to make pretense of; to simulate; to feign.

He soon dissembled a sleep. --Tatler.

Syn: To conceal; disguise; cloak; cover; equivocate. See Conceal.

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Dissimulate

Dis*sim"u*late\, a. [L. dissimulatus, p. p. of dissimulare. See Dissemble.] Feigning; simulating; pretending. [Obs.] --Henryson.

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Dissimulate

Dis*sim"u*late\, v. i. To dissemble; to feign; to pretend.

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