dissimulate

dissimulate

verb

Definition of DISSIMULATE

to take on a false or deceptive appearance <as an actress she had been trained to dissimulate, so she had no trouble hiding her true feelings offstage as well>

Synonyms dissemble, dissimulate, let on, make out

Related Words act, impersonate, masquerade, play, playact, pose; affect, assume, counterfeit, fake, feign, profess, put on, sham, simulate; camouflage, conceal, disguise, mask; bluff, feint