dissimulate

verb

/dɪˈsɪmjuleɪt/

[transitive, intransitive] (formal)

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they dissimulate	/dɪˈsɪmjuleɪt/ /dɪˈsɪmjuleɪt/
he / she / it dissimulates	/dɪˈsɪmjuleɪts/ /dɪˈsɪmjuleɪts/
past simple dissimulated	/dɪˈsɪmjuleɪtɪd/ /dɪˈsɪmjuleɪtɪd/
past participle dissimulated	/dɪˈsɪmjuleɪtɪd/ /dɪˈsɪmjuleɪtɪd/
-ing form dissimulating	/dɪˈsɪmjuleɪtɪŋ/ /dɪˈsɪmjuleɪtɪŋ/

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dissimulate (something) to hide your real feelings or intentions, often by pretending to have different ones掩盖，掩饰（真实感情或意图） synonym dissemble
Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin dissimulat- ‘hidden, concealed’, from the verb dissimulare.