dissimulate
pronunciation
How to pronounce dissimulate in British English:
UK [dɪˈsɪmjuleɪt]
How to pronounce dissimulate in American English:
US [dɪˈsɪmjuleɪt]
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- Verb:
- hide (feelings) from other people
Word Origin
- dissimulate (v.)
- 1530s, from Latin dissimulatus, past participle of dissimulare "to disguise, hide, conceal, keep secret," from dis- (see dis-) + simulare (see simulate). Related: Dissimulated; dissimulating.
Example
- 1. Paulson 's inability to dissimulate is at times endearing .
- 2. To dissimulate one 's true feelings about a rival .
- 3. Since he engaged iran , it has continued to temporise and dissimulate over its nuclear programme .
- 4. Checked motifs dissimulate their patterns under a layer of black pigments .
- 5. He who knows not how to dissimulate , can not reign .