dissimulate
verb (used with object)
to disguise or conceal under a false appearance; dissemble.
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
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He would never have let a half suspicion make a difference in his conduct, and he would not have dissimulated; he would simply have resisted belief.
From Confidence by Henry James