Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- v. To disguise (one's intentions, for example) under a feigned appearance. See Synonyms at disguise.
- v. To conceal one's true feelings or intentions.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- To simulate the contrary of; cause to appear different from the reality.
- Synonyms Simulate, Disguise, etc. See dissemble.
- To practise dissimulation; make pretense; feign.
- Dissembling; feigning.
Wiktionary
- v. To practise deception by concealment or omission or by feigning a false appearance.
- v. To hide or disguise by adopting a false appearance.
- v. To connive at; to wink at; to pretend not to notice.
GNU Webster's 1913
- adj. Feigning; simulating; pretending.
- v. To dissemble; to feign; to pretend.
WordNet 3.0
- v. hide (feelings) from other people
Etymologies
- Middle English dissimulaten, from Latin dissimulāre, dissimulāt- : dis-, dis- + simulāre, to simulate; see simulate.
Examples
“We have not the strength with which to fight this man; we must dissimulate, and win, if win we can, by craft.”
“Gaddis also explained why diplomats must dissimulate and are therefore not only frustrating to historians but misunderstood by all sides in politics:”
The Huffington Post: Jim Sleeper: Henry Kissinger's Grand Strategy Takes a New Turn at Yale
“But the Internet has inundated us with information delivered through an array of online services "so vast and incomprehensible that we can't dissimulate," says Juels.”
Homeland Security chief Napolitano seeks citizen cybercrime fighters
“It allows that it is permissible "to dissimulate" or not tell the truth to pagans, non-Muslims and even backsliding or apostating Muslims this of course depends upon who makes the judgement about who is doing the "backsliding" or "apostasy".”
The Huffington Post: Robert Eisenman: Ultimatums Work -- Sarkozy and Cameron Intervene
“It allows that it is permissible "to dissimulate" or not tell the truth to pagans, non-Muslims and even backsliding or apostating Muslims this of course depends upon who makes the judgement about who is doing the "backsliding" or "apostasy".â¨â¨â¨”
The Huffington Post: Robert Eisenman: Ultimatums Work -- Sarkozy and Cameron Intervene
“Obama forces Jeremiah Wright to dissimulate about the nature of his church, his and their views, opinions, and achievements.”
Hillary Telling Local Media In Future Voting States That Obama Wants Race To End
“Are you suggesting that the "obligation to lie in order to dissimulate the jihad" -- taqqiya -- is never practiced by practicing Muslims?”
On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with...
“That becomes more and more obvious as the vile acts of the current administration come to light, and instead of honestly saying, "Yes, that is simply wrong," they slither and dissimulate.”
“Because the West represented by people like Oliver Kamm is the West that bombed Serbia and continues to dissimulate and apologise for that wicked action.”
“Therefore, the idealistic solution presented above runs into the attempts to hide and dissimulate the imperial imperative of America under the guise of a war on terror.”
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