dissimulate feelings
1dissimulate — ► VERB ▪ hide or disguise one s thoughts or feelings. DERIVATIVES dissimulation noun dissimulator noun. ORIGIN Latin dissimulare to conceal …
2dissimulate — [di sim′yo͞o lāt΄] vt., vi. dissimulated, dissimulating [ME dissimulaten < pp. of L dissimulare: see DIS & SIMULATE] to hide (one s feelings, motives, etc.) by pretense; dissemble dissimulation n. dissimulator n …
3dissimulate — [[t]dɪsɪ̱mjʊleɪt[/t]] dissimulates, dissimulating, dissimulated VERB When people dissimulate, they hide their true feelings, intentions, or nature. [FORMAL] This man was too injured to dissimulate well... [V n] They were decked out in tracksuits …
4dissimulate — UK [dɪˈsɪmjʊleɪt] / US [dɪˈsɪmjəˌleɪt] verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms dissimulate : present tense I/you/we/they dissimulate he/she/it dissimulates present participle dissimulating past tense dissimulated past participle dissimulated… …
5dissimulate — dissimulative, adj. dissimulator, n. /di sim yeuh layt /, v., dissimulated, dissimulating. v.t. 1. to disguise or conceal under a false appearance; dissemble: to dissimulate one s true feelings about a rival. v.i. 2. to conceal one s true motives …
6dissimulate — dis|sim|u|late [dıˈsımjuleıt] v [I and T] formal [Date: 1400 1500; : Latin; Origin: dissimulare, from simulare to make like ] to hide your true feelings or intentions, especially by lying …
7dissimulate — dis|sim|u|late [ dı sımjə,leıt ] verb intransitive or transitive FORMAL to hide your real thoughts, feelings, or intentions …
8dissimulate — [dɪ sɪmjʊleɪt] verb hide or disguise one s thoughts or feelings. Derivatives dissimulation noun dissimulator noun Origin ME: from L. dissimulat , dissimulare to conceal …
9dissimulate — verb (I, T) formal to hide your true feelings or intentions, especially by lying to people …
10dissimulation — dissimulate ► VERB ▪ hide or disguise one s thoughts or feelings. DERIVATIVES dissimulation noun dissimulator noun. ORIGIN Latin dissimulare to conceal …
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