Main Entry:

dis·sim·u·late

Pronunciation:

\(ˌ)di-ˈsim-yə-ˌlāt\

Function:

verb

Inflected Form(s):

dis·sim·u·lat·ed; dis·sim·u·lat·ing

Etymology:

Middle English, from Latin dissimulatus, past participle of dissimulare, from dis- + simulare to simulate

Date:

15th century

transitive verb : to hide under a false appearance <smiled to dissimulate her urgency — Alice Glenday> intransitive verb : dissemble

— dis·sim·u·la·tion \(ˌ)di-ˌsim-yə-ˈlā-shən\ noun

— dis·sim·u·la·tor \(ˈ)di-ˈsim-yə-ˌlā-tər\ noun