DISSIMULATE

[dis.sim.u.late] vb -lat.ed ; -lat.ing [L dissimulatus, pp. of dissimulare, fr. dis- + simulare to simulate] vt (15c): to hide under a false appearance "smiled to ~ her urgency --Alice Glenday" ~ vi: dissemble -- dis.sim.u.la.tion n -- dis.sim.u.la.tor n