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verb dis·sim·u·late \ (ˌ)di-ˈsim-yə-ˌlāt \

Definition of dissimulate

dissimulated; dissimulating
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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Examples of dissimulate in a Sentence

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

Origin and Etymology of dissimulate

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

dissimulate Synonyms

Synonyms
dissemble, pretend, 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

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