dissimulate

American  

[dih-sim-yuh-leyt] / dɪˈsɪm yəˌleɪt /

verb (used with object)

dissimulated, dissimulating

1. to disguise or conceal under a false appearance; dissemble.

   to dissimulate one's true feelings about a rival.

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verb (used without object)

dissimulated, dissimulating

1. to conceal one's true motives, thoughts, etc., by some pretense; speak or act hypocritically.

dissimulate British  

/ dɪˈsɪmjʊˌleɪt /

verb

1. to conceal (one's real feelings) by pretence

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Other Word Forms

• dissimulation noun
• dissimulative adjective
• dissimulator noun

Etymology

Origin of dissimulate

First recorded in 1525–35, dissimulate is from the Latin word dissimulātus (past participle of dissimulāre to feign). See dis- ¹, simulate

Example Sentences

But the Gift’s double-sided sword–ness also justifies the regime’s turning of Wakanda into an encrypted nation, a nation projecting a simulated self in order to dissimulate.

From Slate • Feb. 20, 2018

Aspirants to public office in the US may well dissimulate, but in a wide-open cultural landscape, with only the occasional ironic outcropping, there's hardly anywhere for them to hide.

From BBC • Jan. 4, 2013

He knew how to dissimulate his intentions so well that the Orsini themselves, through Lord Paulo, reconciled themselves with him.

From "The Prince" by Niccolò Machiavelli

"What's the matter, Happy?" he demanded; but he knew now, well enough, and he was too honest to dissimulate.

From The Tempering by Buck, Charles Neville

He felt for Louis XIV. a personal enmity which he could not dissimulate, and which burst forth on two important occasions, that of the ‘regale.’ and that of the right of franchise.

From The Power Of The Popes by Daunou, Pierre Claude Fran?ois