də, (ˈ)di+ verb
Etymology: Latin dissimulatus, past participle of dissimulare, from dis- dis- (I) + simulare to simulate — more at simulate
: to hide under a false appearance : dissemble
during the first three centuries … the cross of Christ is invariably dissimulated under the form of an object which recalls its image — Eugene Goblet d'Alviella
a man trained to conceal or dissimulate all strong feeling
as a politician he was not good at dissimulating