verb, -lat⋅ed, -lat⋅ing.| 1. | to disguise or conceal under a false appearance; dissemble: to dissimulate one's true feelings about a rival. |
| 2. | to conceal one's true motives, thoughts, etc., by some pretense; speak or act hypocritically. |
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. |