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