dissimulate

verb

dis·sim·u·late | \(ˌ)di-ˈsim-yə-ˌlāt

\

dissimulated; dissimulating

Definition of dissimulate

transitive verb

: to hide under a false appearance smiled to dissimulate her urgency— Alice Glenday

intransitive verb

: dissemble a politician's ability to dissimulate

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Other Words from dissimulate

dissimulation \(ˌ)di-ˌsim-yə-ˈlā-shən

\ noun

dissimulator \(ˈ)di-ˈsim-yə-ˌlā-tər

\ noun

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as an actress she had been trained to dissimulate, so she had no trouble hiding her true feelings offstage as well

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