SINCE 1828
dissimulate
verb
dis·sim·u·late
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dissimulated;
dissimulating
Definition of dissimulate
: to hide under a false appearance
smiled to dissimulate her urgency— Alice Glenday
: dissemble
a politician's ability to dissimulate
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Other Words from dissimulate
dissimulation
\ (ˌ)di-ˌsim-yə-ˈlā-shən
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noun
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noun
dissimulator
\ (ˈ)di-ˈsim-yə-ˌlā-tər
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noun
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noun
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