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dissimulate

verb

dis·​sim·​u·​late (ˌ)di-ˈsim-yə-ˌlāt How to pronounce dissimulate (audio)
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
dissimulation noun
dissimulator noun

Example Sentences

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

Word History

Etymology

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

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense

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The first known use of dissimulate was in the 15th century

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