dissimulate

dis·sim·u·late

D0289400 (dĭ-sĭm′yə-lāt′)v. dis·sim·u·lat·ed, dis·sim·u·lat·ing, dis·sim·u·lates v.tr. To conceal (one's intentions, for example) under a feigned appearance. See Synonyms at disguise.v.intr. To conceal one's true feelings or intentions.

[Middle English dissimulaten, from Latin dissimulāre, dissimulāt- : dis-, dis- + simulāre, to simulate; see simulate.]

dis·sim′u·la′tion n.dis·sim′u·la′tive adj.dis·sim′u·la′tor n.

dissimulate

(dɪˈsɪmjʊˌleɪt) vbto conceal (one's real feelings) by pretence disˌsimuˈlation n disˈsimulative adj disˈsimuˌlator n

dis•sim•u•late

(dɪˈsɪm yəˌleɪt)

v. -lat•ed, -lat•ing. v.t. 1. to disguise or conceal under a false appearance. v.i. 2. to conceal one's true motives, thoughts, etc., by some pretense. [1525–35; < Latin dissimulātus, past participle of dissimulāre to feign. See dis-¹, simulate] dis•sim`u•la′tion, n. dis•sim′u•la`tive, adj. dis•sim′u•la`tor, n.

dissimulate

Past participle: dissimulated
Gerund: dissimulating

Imperative
dissimulate
dissimulate

Present
I dissimulate
you dissimulate
he/she/it dissimulates
we dissimulate
you dissimulate
they dissimulate

Preterite
I dissimulated
you dissimulated
he/she/it dissimulated
we dissimulated
you dissimulated
they dissimulated

Present Continuous
I am dissimulating
you are dissimulating
he/she/it is dissimulating
we are dissimulating
you are dissimulating
they are dissimulating

Present Perfect
I have dissimulated
you have dissimulated
he/she/it has dissimulated
we have dissimulated
you have dissimulated
they have dissimulated

Past Continuous
I was dissimulating
you were dissimulating
he/she/it was dissimulating
we were dissimulating
you were dissimulating
they were dissimulating

Past Perfect
I had dissimulated
you had dissimulated
he/she/it had dissimulated
we had dissimulated
you had dissimulated
they had dissimulated

Future
I will dissimulate
you will dissimulate
he/she/it will dissimulate
we will dissimulate
you will dissimulate
they will dissimulate

Future Perfect
I will have dissimulated
you will have dissimulated
he/she/it will have dissimulated
we will have dissimulated
you will have dissimulated
they will have dissimulated

Future Continuous
I will be dissimulating
you will be dissimulating
he/she/it will be dissimulating
we will be dissimulating
you will be dissimulating
they will be dissimulating

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been dissimulating
you have been dissimulating
he/she/it has been dissimulating
we have been dissimulating
you have been dissimulating
they have been dissimulating

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been dissimulating
you will have been dissimulating
he/she/it will have been dissimulating
we will have been dissimulating
you will have been dissimulating
they will have been dissimulating

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been dissimulating
you had been dissimulating
he/she/it had been dissimulating
we had been dissimulating
you had been dissimulating
they had been dissimulating

Conditional
I would dissimulate
you would dissimulate
he/she/it would dissimulate
we would dissimulate
you would dissimulate
they would dissimulate

Past Conditional
I would have dissimulated
you would have dissimulated
he/she/it would have dissimulated
we would have dissimulated
you would have dissimulated
they would have dissimulated

Thesaurus

Verb

dissimulate - hide (feelings) from other peopledisguise, mask - make unrecognizable; "The herb masks the garlic taste"; "We disguised our faces before robbing the bank"

dissimulate

verbTo change or modify so as to prevent recognition of the true identity or character of:camouflage, disguise, dissemble, mask, masquerade.

Translations

dissimulate

dis·sim·u·late

dissimulate

dis•sim•u•late

dissimulate

dissimulate

dissimulate

Synonyms for dissimulate

verb to change or modify so as to prevent recognition of the true identity or character of

Synonyms

Words related to dissimulate

verb hide (feelings) from other people

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