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disimular — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • dissemble verb To disguise or conceal something.
  • hide verb To put something, or oneself, somewhere out of sight or hard to find.
  • palliate verb To relieve the symptoms of; to ameliorate.
  • shill noun Someone paid to promote or endorse something while pretending to be an impartial customer.

Senses

disimular is used for these senses in English:

  • dissimulate (intransitive) To practise deception by concealment or omission, or by feigning a false appearance; to dissemble.
  • hide (transitive) To put (something) in a place where it will be out of sight or harder to discover.
  • palliate To cover or disguise the seriousness of (a mistake, offence etc.) by excuses and apologies. [from 17th c.]
  • shill (pejorative, intransitive, transitive) To promote or endorse in return for payment, especially dishonestly; sometimes extended sarcastically even to those not paid but strongly biased in favor.

dissemble — full definition

  1. verb To disguise or conceal something.
  2. verb To feign, dissimulate.
  3. verb To deliberately ignore something; to pretend not to notice.
  4. verb To falsely hide one's opinions or feelings.

hide — full definition

  1. verb To put something, or oneself, somewhere out of sight or hard to find.
  2. noun The skin of an animal, especially when used for leather.
  3. noun (mainly British) A covered shelter used for watching wildlife without disturbing it.

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