dissimulate
verb (used with object)
to disguise or conceal under a false appearance; dissemble.
dissimulating
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present participleof dissimulate.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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I’m sure Vikram has a high IQ, but did not display good judgment in dissimulating to me.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 21, 2026
Simply wishing Weinstein away would be too easy; it would also be in keeping with the industry’s history of erasing its wrongs with plastic smiles and dissimulating public relations.
From New York Times ● Feb. 25, 2020
She herself was dissimulating each day, biding her time until she could just get out.
From The Guardian ● Feb. 26, 2019
On the contrary, it is the very heart of society's real unreality, capable of infinitely executing itself, and endlessly dissimulating the absence of the real.
From Salon ● Jul. 15, 2018
The Captain, rendered cautious by his late experience, was unable quite to satisfy his mind whether Mr Toots was the mild subject he appeared to be, or was a profoundly artful and dissimulating hypocrite.
From Dombey and Son by Charles Dickens
