"dissimule" meaning in English

See dissimule in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: dissimules [present, singular, third-person], dissimuling [participle, present], dissimuled [participle, past], dissimuled [past]
Etymology: Inherited from Middle English dissimulen, from Middle French dissimuler, from Latin dissimulō. Compare dissemble and dissimulate. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|en|enm|dissimulen|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Middle English dissimulen, {{inh+|en|enm|dissimulen}} Inherited from Middle English dissimulen, {{der|en|frm|dissimuler}} Middle French dissimuler, {{der|en|la|dissimulō}} Latin dissimulō Head templates: {{en-verb}} dissimule (third-person singular simple present dissimules, present participle dissimuling, simple past and past participle dissimuled)
  1. Obsolete form of dissemble. Tags: alt-of, obsolete Alternative form of: dissemble Derived forms: dissimulation
    Sense id: en-dissimule-en-verb-QgZaRX~6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with 4 entries Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 27 15 4 26 23 4
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