Dissimulate

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  • intransitive verb. To conceal (one's intentions, for example) under a feigned appearance. synonym: disguise.
  • intransitive verb. To conceal one's true feelings or intentions.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Dissembling; feigning.
  • To simulate the contrary of; cause to appear different from the reality.
  • Synonyms Simulate, Disguise, etc. See dissemble.
  • To practise dissimulation; make pretense; feign.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • intransitive verb. To dissemble; to feign; to pretend.
  • adjective. Feigning; simulating; pretending.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • verb. To practise deception by concealment or omission or by feigning a false appearance.
  • verb. To hide or disguise by adopting a false appearance.
  • verb. To connive at; to wink at; to pretend not to notice.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • verb. hide (feelings) from other people
    • Word Usage
    "We have not the strength with which to fight this man; we must dissimulate, and win, if win we can, by craft."
    Form
    dissimulation  
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    disguise  mask  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    disguise  dissemble  feign  feigning  pretend  
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