dissimulate Synonyms & Antonyms
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Dissimulate as a Verb
To practise deception by concealment or omission, or by feigning a false appearance; to dissemble.
To disguise or hide by adopting a false appearance; to dissemble.
To connive at; to wink at; to pretend not to notice.
To practise deception by concealment or omission, or by feigning a false appearance.
To disguise or hide by adopting a false appearance.
Dissimulate as an Adjective
Feigned, simulated, pretended, false.
Feigning; simulating; pretending.
Word Forms & Grammar
dissimulate (third-person singular simple present dissimulates, present participle dissimulating, simple past and past participle dissimulated)
dissimulate (not comparable)
Origin of Dissimulate
Origin 1: Inherited from Middle English dissimulaten, dissimilaten, from Latin dissimulātus + -en (“verb-forming suffix”), perfect passive participle of dissimulō (“to conceal, to pretend, to neglect”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from dissimilis (“unlike”) + -ō (verb-forming suffix). Compare the obsolete dissimule (“to conceal, disguise”), from Old French dissimuler (French dissimuler), ultimately from the same Latin root. Doublet of dissemble, dissimilate, and dissimule.
Origin 2: Inherited from Middle English dissimulat(e), dissimilat(e) (attested in Robert Henryson with an active sense, see the citation page), from dissimulātus, see Etymology 1 and -ate (adjective-forming suffix) for more.
Dissimulate in Brief
| Part of speech | verb, adjective |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /dɪˈsɪmjʊˌleɪt/ |
| Meaning | To practise deception by concealment or omission, or by feigning a false appearance; to dissemble |
| Verb forms | dissimulates, dissimulating, dissimulated |