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  1. The meaning of DISSIMULATE is to hide under a false appearance. How to use dissimulate in a sentence.

  2. dissimulative - WordReference English dictionary, questions, discussion and forums. All Free.

  3. 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 ...

  4. To conceal (one's real feelings) by pretence.... Click for English pronunciations, examples sentences, video.

  5. 2 meanings: concealing one's real feelings through pretence to conceal (one's real feelings) by pretence.... Click for more definitions.

  6. mid 1500s. The earliest known use of the verb dissimulate is in the mid 1500s. OED's earliest evidence for dissimulate is from before 1533, in a translation by John Bourchier, 2nd Baron Berners, soldier, diplomat, and translator. It is also recorded as an adjective from the Middle English period (1150—1500). dissimulate is a borrowing from Latin.

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  8. dissimulative in British English. adjective. concealing one's real feelings through pretence. The word dissimulative is derived from dissimulate, shown below.

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