dissimulate

dissimulate
a) To practise deception by concealment or omission or by feigning a false appearance.

But now, as he paced alone in his apartment, now that he was not upon exhibition, now when there was no eye to behold him, and there was no reason to dissimulate or veil a single thought or feeling, his look was anything but open; the last trace of frankness disappeared; the muscles at mouth and eyes shifted; lines and planes intermingled and altered subtly; there was a moment of misty transformation and the face of another man emerged. It was the face of a man uninstructed in mercy; it was a shrewd and planning face: alert, resourceful, elaborately perceptive, and flawlessly hard.

b) To hide or disguise by adopting a false appearance.

Public feeling required the meagreness of nature to be dissimulated by tall barricades of frizzed curls and bows.


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  • Dissimulate — Dis*sim u*late, a. [L. dissimulatus, p. p. of dissimulare. See {Dissemble}.] Feigning; simulating; pretending. [Obs.] Henryson. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • dissimulate — dis*sim u*late, v. i. To dissemble; to feign; to pretend. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • dissimulate — index assume (simulate), cloak, deceive, disguise, equivocate, fabricate (make up), fake …   Law dictionary

  • dissimulate — (v.) 1530s, from L. dissimulatus, pp. of dissimulare to disguise, hide, conceal, keep secret, from dis (see DIS (Cf. dis )) + simulare (see SIMULATE (Cf. simulate)). Related: Dissimulated; dissimulating …   Etymology dictionary

  • dissimulate — [v] conceal, disguise beard*, camouflage, cloak, deceive, dissemble, dress up, fake, feign, hide, make believe, mask, present a false face*, present a false front*, pretend; concepts 59,172,188 Ant. be honest …   New thesaurus

  • dissimulate — ► VERB ▪ hide or disguise one s thoughts or feelings. DERIVATIVES dissimulation noun dissimulator noun. ORIGIN Latin dissimulare to conceal …   English terms dictionary

  • dissimulate — [di sim′yo͞o lāt΄] vt., vi. dissimulated, dissimulating [ME dissimulaten < pp. of L dissimulare: see DIS & SIMULATE] to hide (one s feelings, motives, etc.) by pretense; dissemble dissimulation n. dissimulator n …   English World dictionary

  • dissimulate — [[t]dɪsɪ̱mjʊleɪt[/t]] dissimulates, dissimulating, dissimulated VERB When people dissimulate, they hide their true feelings, intentions, or nature. [FORMAL] This man was too injured to dissimulate well... [V n] They were decked out in tracksuits …   English dictionary

  • dissimulate — UK [dɪˈsɪmjʊleɪt] / US [dɪˈsɪmjəˌleɪt] verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms dissimulate : present tense I/you/we/they dissimulate he/she/it dissimulates present participle dissimulating past tense dissimulated past participle dissimulated… …   English dictionary

  • dissimulate — verb ( lated; lating) 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… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • dissimulate — dissimulative, adj. dissimulator, n. /di sim yeuh layt /, v., dissimulated, dissimulating. v.t. 1. to disguise or conceal under a false appearance; dissemble: to dissimulate one s true feelings about a rival. v.i. 2. to conceal one s true motives …   Universalium

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