dissimulate

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /dɪˈsɪmjəleɪt/ UK /dɪˈsɪmjʊleɪt/ See IPA manual

verb

Meanings

1

verb
to conceal one's true feelings or intentions by pretense

He learned to dissimulate his disappointment behind a polite smile.

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Synonyms

1 verb · to conceal one's true... dissemble feign pretend conceal mask disguise

Opposites

reveal disclose confess expose

Word family

Derived forms dissimulationdissimulatordissimulating

Related forms simulate dissemble

Etymology

From Latin dissimulatus, past participle of dissimulare ('to disguise, hide'), from dis- ('not') + simulare ('to copy, represent'), from similis ('like').

dissimulare Latin simulare Latin

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# dissimulate

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** verb
**IPA (US):** dɪˈsɪmjəleɪt
**IPA (UK):** dɪˈsɪmjʊleɪt

## Meanings
1. to conceal one's true feelings or intentions by pretense

## Examples
- He learned to dissimulate his disappointment behind a polite smile.

## Synonyms
- dissemble
- feign
- pretend
- conceal
- mask
- disguise

## Antonyms
- reveal
- disclose
- confess
- expose

## Derived Forms
- dissimulation
- dissimulator
- dissimulating

## Related Forms
- simulate
- dissemble

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: dissimulare
- Root: simulare

## Etymology
From Latin dissimulatus, past participle of dissimulare ('to disguise, hide'), from dis- ('not') + simulare ('to copy, represent'), from similis ('like').

## AI Etymology
Dissimulate is from Latin dissimulatus, past participle of dissimulare ('to disguise, hide'), from dis- ('not') + simulare ('to copy, represent'), from similis ('like'). The ancestry passes through Latin dissimulare and Latin simulare. The prefix dis- often marks separation, reversal, or negation in Latin and English formations, helping to explain the word's surface structure. In present use as a verb, it means "to conceal one's true feelings or intentions by pretense", keeping the historical formation close to the word's ordinary semantic work. Related words include simulate and dissemble; derived forms include dissimulation, dissimulator, and dissimulating.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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