- dissimulate
- dis|sim|u|late [ dı`sımjə,leıt ] verb intransitive or transitive FORMALto hide your real thoughts, feelings, or intentions
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Dissimulate — Dis*sim u*late, a. [L. dissimulatus, p. p. of dissimulare. See {Dissemble}.] Feigning; simulating; pretending. [Obs.] Henryson. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
dissimulate — dis*sim u*late, v. i. To dissemble; to feign; to pretend. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
dissimulate — index assume (simulate), cloak, deceive, disguise, equivocate, fabricate (make up), fake … Law dictionary
dissimulate — (v.) 1530s, from L. dissimulatus, pp. of dissimulare to disguise, hide, conceal, keep secret, from dis (see DIS (Cf. dis )) + simulare (see SIMULATE (Cf. simulate)). Related: Dissimulated; dissimulating … Etymology dictionary
dissimulate — [v] conceal, disguise beard*, camouflage, cloak, deceive, dissemble, dress up, fake, feign, hide, make believe, mask, present a false face*, present a false front*, pretend; concepts 59,172,188 Ant. be honest … New thesaurus
dissimulate — ► VERB ▪ hide or disguise one s thoughts or feelings. DERIVATIVES dissimulation noun dissimulator noun. ORIGIN Latin dissimulare to conceal … English terms dictionary
dissimulate — [di sim′yo͞o lāt΄] vt., vi. dissimulated, dissimulating [ME dissimulaten < pp. of L dissimulare: see DIS & SIMULATE] to hide (one s feelings, motives, etc.) by pretense; dissemble dissimulation n. dissimulator n … English World dictionary
dissimulate — [[t]dɪsɪ̱mjʊleɪt[/t]] dissimulates, dissimulating, dissimulated VERB When people dissimulate, they hide their true feelings, intentions, or nature. [FORMAL] This man was too injured to dissimulate well... [V n] They were decked out in tracksuits … English dictionary
dissimulate — UK [dɪˈsɪmjʊleɪt] / US [dɪˈsɪmjəˌleɪt] verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms dissimulate : present tense I/you/we/they dissimulate he/she/it dissimulates present participle dissimulating past tense dissimulated past participle dissimulated… … English dictionary
dissimulate — verb ( lated; lating) Etymology: Middle English, from Latin dissimulatus, past participle of dissimulare, from dis + simulare to simulate Date: 15th century transitive verb to hide under a false appearance < smiled to dissimulate her urgency… … New Collegiate Dictionary
dissimulate — dissimulative, adj. dissimulator, n. /di sim yeuh layt /, v., dissimulated, dissimulating. v.t. 1. to disguise or conceal under a false appearance; dissemble: to dissimulate one s true feelings about a rival. v.i. 2. to conceal one s true motives … Universalium
