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dissimulo
dissimulo
See also: dissimulò
Latin
Etymology
From dissimilis (“unlike”) + -ō, with i changed to u before a thick l.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /disˈsi.mu.loː/, [dɪsˈsɪ.mʊ.ɫoː]
Verb
dissimulō (present infinitive dissimulāre, perfect active dissimulāvī, supine dissimulātum); first conjugation
- I conceal, hide, or dissimulate a state of mind
- I dissemble or disguise
- I disregard, neglect, or ignore
Inflection
Descendants
- English: dissemble, dissimulate
- French: dissimuler
- Portuguese: dissimular
- Spanish: disimular
References
- dissimulo in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- dissimulo in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- Félix Gaffiot (1934), “dissimulo”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
- Meissner, Carl; Auden, Henry William (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
- to pretend not to be ill: dissimulare morbum
- to pretend not to be ill: dissimulare morbum