v.
Pronunciation: ( ˌ )di- ' sim-y ə - ˌ l ā t
Function: verb
Inflected Form: -lat · ed ; -lat · ing
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 ― Alice Glenday>
intransitive verb : DISSEMBLE
– dis · sim · u · la · tion \ ( ˌ )di- ˌ sim-y ə - ' l ā -sh ə n \ noun
– dis · sim · u · la · tor \ ( ' )di- ' sim-y ə - ˌ l ā -t ə r \ noun