Dissimulate - English meaning

verb

Take action; do something.

Usage examples:

They urged washington to act

noun

A thing done; a deed.

Usage examples:

A criminal act

abbreviation

Advance corporation tax.

noun

An attempt to deceive someone into believing that one can or is going to do something.

Usage examples:

The offer was denounced as a bluff

verb

Try to deceive someone as to one's abilities or intentions.

Usage examples:

He's been bluffing all along

adjective

Direct in speech or behaviour but in a good-natured way.

Usage examples:

A big, bluff, hearty man

adjective

Made in exact imitation of something valuable with the intention to deceive or defraud.

Usage examples:

Counterfeit £10 notes

noun

A fraudulent imitation of something else.

Usage examples:

He knew the tapes to be counterfeits

verb

Imitate fraudulently.

Usage examples:

My signature is extremely hard to counterfeit

verb

Deliberately cause (someone) to believe something that is not true, especially for personal gain.

Usage examples:

I didn't intend to deceive people into thinking it was french champagne

verb

To persuade someone that something false is the truth; trick or fool

Usage examples:

Some parents try to deceive school officials and enroll their children in other districts., we shou…

verb

To use dishonest or illegal methods to get something or to make people believe that something is true when it is not

Usage examples:

These were fraudulent transactions aimed at deceiving creditors and investors., intention/intent to…

verb

Conceal or disguise one's true feelings or beliefs.

Usage examples:

An honest, sincere person with no need to dissemble

verb

To hide your real intentions and feelings or the facts

Usage examples:

He accused the government of dissembling.

adjective

Not genuine; imitation or counterfeit.

Usage examples:

She got on the plane with a fake passport

noun

A thing that is not genuine; a forgery or sham.

Usage examples:

Fakes of old masters

verb

Forge or counterfeit (something).

Usage examples:

She faked her spouse's signature

verb

Pretend to be affected by (a feeling, state, or injury).

Usage examples:

She feigned nervousness

verb

(of a person or animal) be in or assume a horizontal or resting position on a supporting surface.

Usage examples:

The body lay face downwards on the grass

noun

The way, direction, or position in which something lies.

Usage examples:

He was familiarizing himself with the lie of the streets

verb

Tell a lie or lies.

Usage examples:

Why had ashenden lied about his visit to london?

noun

A false show or pretence.

Usage examples:

I doubt he could have kept up the masquerade for long

verb

Pretend to be someone one is not.

Usage examples:

A journalist masquerading as a man in distress

noun

A party or dance in which people wear masks (= coverings for the face)

Usage examples:

There were dozens of masquerade balls, parades, street dances, and fancy dress parties., i’m afraid…

verb

Present or constitute (a problem or danger).

Usage examples:

The sheer number of visitors is posing a threat to the area

noun

A way of standing or sitting, especially in order to be photographed, painted, or drawn.

Usage examples:

Photographs of boxers in ferocious poses

verb

Puzzle or perplex (someone) with a question or problem.

Usage examples:

We have thus posed the mathematician and the historian

noun

The position in which someone holds their body when standing or sitting.

Usage examples:

I got out of the car in an alert posture

verb

Behave in a way that is intended to impress or mislead.

Usage examples:

A billionaire posturing as a hero of the working class

verb

Behave so as to make it appear that something is the case when in fact it is not.

Usage examples:

I closed my eyes and pretended i was asleep

adjective

Not really what it is represented as being; imaginary.

Usage examples:

The children poured out pretend tea for the dolls

verb

To behave as if something is true when you know that it is not, esp. in order to deceive people or as a game

Usage examples:

[ + to infinitive ] tom pretends to care., [ + (that) clause ] the children pretended (that) they w…

noun

A thing that is not what it is purported to be.

Usage examples:

Our current free health service is a sham

adjective

Bogus; false.

Usage examples:

A clergyman who arranged a sham marriage

verb

Short for pillow sham.