Dissimulate, a.
Etymology: [L. dissimulatus, p. p. of dissimulare. See Dissemble.]
Feigning; simulating; pretending. [Obs.] Henryson.
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Dissimulate, v. i.
To dissemble; to feign; to pretend.
Shades of meaning
Fernald lists dissimulate only as an antonym, under confess.
He lists it without comment; the entries above explain its neighbors.
Synonyms
none given