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- Dictionarydissimulate/dɪˈsɪmjʊleɪt/
verb
- 1. conceal or disguise (one's thoughts, feelings, or character): "a country gentleman who dissimulates his wealth beneath ragged pullovers"
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to hide your real feelings, character, or intentions: They did not try to dissimulate their grief. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. to act as if something is true when it is not. pretend She pretended not to know about the surprise. make believe He's just going to make believe that things are fine in spite of the divorce.
noun. dissimulator. (ˈ)di-ˈsim-yə-ˌlā-tər. noun. Synonyms. dissemble. let on. make out. pretend. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Examples of dissimulate in a Sentence. as an actress she had been trained to dissimulate, so she had no trouble hiding her true feelings offstage as well. Word History. Etymology.
to hide your real feelings, character, or intentions: They did not try to dissimulate their grief. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. to act as if something is true when it is not. pretend She pretended not to know about the surprise. make believe He's just going to make believe that things are fine in spite of the divorce.
noun. dissimulative (disˈsimulative) adjective. dissimulator (disˈsimuˌlator) noun. dissimulate in American English. (dɪˈsɪmjuˌleɪt ) verb transitive, verb intransitive Word forms: disˈsimuˌlated or disˈsimuˌlating. to hide (one's feelings, motives, etc.) by pretense; dissemble. Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition.
Unless you happen to really, really like socks. Sometimes confused with dissimilar, meaning "not alike", or "different," or a form of simulate, meaning "to pretend to do or feel something." Being able to dissimulate is a useful trick, not just if your wife gives you socks.
Definition of dissimulate verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
dis·sim·u·late. (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.
