DISSIMULATE

dissimulate

(verb) hide (feelings) from other people

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

dissimulate (third-person singular simple present dissimulates, present participle dissimulating, simple past and past participle dissimulated)

(intransitive) To practise deception by concealment or omission, or by feigning a false appearance.

(transitive) To disguise or hide by adopting a false appearance.

(transitive, rare) To connive at; to wink at; to pretend not to notice.

Adjective

dissimulate (not comparable)

(obsolete) Feigning; simulating; pretending.

Source: Wiktionary


Dis*sim"u*late, a. Etym: [L. dissimulatus, p. p. of dissimulare. See Dissemble.]

Definition: Feigning; simulating; pretending. [Obs.] Henryson.

Dis*sim"u*late, v. i.

Definition: To dissemble; to feign; to pretend.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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