verb
- concealed or disguised one’s true feelings, thoughts, or intentions; pretended
Usage: past tense of dissimulate; formal
Examples
- She dissimulated her anger during the meeting.
- The spy dissimulated his true identity for years.
- He dissimulated his disappointment with a forced smile.
- The politician dissimulated her real position on the issue.
- They dissimulated their financial troubles from their friends.
- She had dissimulated her knowledge of the secret plan.