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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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(noun) an intellectual hold or understanding; “a good grip on French history”; “they kept a firm grip on the two top priorities”; “he was in the grip of a powerful emotion”; “a terrible power had her in its grasp”
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