dissimulate
To practise deception by concealment or omission, or by feigning a false appearanceTo practise deception by concealment or omission, or by feigning a false appearance; to dissemble.
» I think Tom dissimulates.
Meaning
3 senses(intransitive)To practise deception by concealment or omission, or by feigning a false appearance; to dissemble.
sich verstellen
(transitive)To disguise or hide by adopting a false appearance; to dissemble.
(rare, transitive)To connive at; to wink at; to pretend not to notice.
- hide (feelings) from other people
Examples
1 sentencesI think Tom dissimulates.
Translations
2 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
Inherited from Middle English dissimulaten, dissimilaten, from Latin dissimulātus + -en (“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.
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Forms
dissimulates, dissimulating, dissimulated, dissimulated| Base form | dissimulate · to dissimulate |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | dissimulates |
| Present participle | dissimulating |
| Past simple | dissimulated |
| Past participle | dissimulated |
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Word family
5 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle