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dissimulate

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dis⋅sim⋅u⋅late

  [di-sim-yuh-leyt] verb, -lat⋅ed, -lat⋅ing.
Use dissimulate in a Sentence
–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   (dĭ-sĭm'yə-lāt')   
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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