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dissimulating

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dis·sim·u·late  (d-smy-lt)
v. dis·sim·u·lat·ed, dis·sim·u·lat·ing, dis·sim·u·lates
v.tr.
To disguise (one's intentions, for example) under a feigned appearance. See Synonyms at disguise.
v.intr.
To conceal one's true feelings or intentions.
[Middle English dissimulaten, from Latin dissimulre, dissimult- : dis-, dis- + simulre, to simulate; see simulate.]
dis·simu·lation n.
dis·simu·lative adj.
dis·simu·lator n.


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For example, a person with a recorded GCS of 14 and ability to follow commands in the emergency room who claimed two days of coma may not be dissimulating if he or she is referring to post-traumatic amnesia (PTA).
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The former furnishes an essentially verisimilar picture of the origins of the war in Chile prior to the poet's arrival, while largely dissimulating its epic imitations.
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``I think that whole idea of dissimulating, storytelling, narrative fictions and willing complicity between the artist and the viewer goes back to almost the very beginnings.
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