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; <
Latin dissimulātus (past participle of
dissimulāre to feign). See
dis-1,
simulate Related forms dis·sim·u·la·tive, adjective
dis·sim·u·la·tor, noun