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dissimulating

Variant of dissimulate

transitive verb, intransitive verb dissimulated, dissimulating

to hide (one's feelings, motives, etc.) by pretense; dissemble

Origin: ME dissimulaten < pp. of L dissimulare: see dis- & simulate

Related Forms:

dissimulation noun
dissimulator noun

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