DISSIMULATE


Meaning of DISSIMULATE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ (ˌ)di-ˈsim-yə-ˌlāt ]

verb

( -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-ˌsim-yə-ˈlā-shən noun

• dis·sim·u·la·tor (ˈ)di-ˈsim-yə-ˌlā-tər noun

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