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View usage for: (dɪsɪmjʊleɪt) Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense dissimulates, present participle dissimulating, past tense, past participle dissimulatedverbWhen people dissimulate, they hide their true feelings, intentions, or nature. [formal] This man was too injured to dissimulate well. [VERB] They were decked out in tracksuits, seemingly to dissimulate their true function. [VERB noun] Synonyms: pretend, hide, mask, disguise More Synonyms of dissimulate dissimulate in British English (dɪˈsɪmjʊˌleɪt) verbto conceal (one's real feelings) by pretence Derived forms dissimulation (disˌsimuˈlation) noun dissimulative (disˈsimulative) adjective dissimulator (disˈsimuˌlator) noun dissimulate in American English (dɪˈsɪmjuˌleɪt) verb transitive, verb intransitiveWord forms: disˈsimuˌlated or disˈsimuˌlating to hide (one's feelings, motives, etc.) by pretense; dissemble Derived forms dissimulation (disˌsimuˈlation) noun dissimulator (disˈsimuˌlator) noun Word origin ME dissimulaten < pp. of L dissimulare: see di- 1 & simulate Synonyms of 'dissimulate'pretend, hide, mask, disguise More Synonyms of dissimulate Definition to conceal one's real feelings by pretence Additional synonymsDefinition to conceal by camouflage This is another clever attempt to camouflage reality. Synonyms disguise, cover, screen, hide, mask, conceal, obscure, veil, cloak, obfuscate (formal) Definition to hide or disguise He uses jargon to cloak his inefficiency. Synonyms hide, cover, screen, mask, disguise, conceal, obscure, veil, camouflageDefinition to keep secret Robert could not conceal his relief. Synonyms keep secret, hide, disguise, mask, suppress, veil, dissemble, draw a veil over, keep dark, keep under your hat Nearby words ofdissimulate - dissimilar
- dissimilarity
- dissimilitude
- dissimulate
- dissimulation
- dissipate
- dissipated
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