dissimulating

  • 31simulation —    by Andrew Wernick   Simulation is a key Baudrillardian concept, and for many the one by which he is best known. In Latin, simulare (from the same Indo European root as same in English) means to copy. In modern English, simulation came to have… …

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  • 32dissimulate — [di sim′yo͞o lāt΄] vt., vi. dissimulated, dissimulating [ME dissimulaten < pp. of L dissimulare: see DIS & SIMULATE] to hide (one s feelings, motives, etc.) by pretense; dissemble dissimulation n. dissimulator n …

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  • 33dis|sim|u|la|tion — «dih SIHM yuh LAY shuhn», noun. the act of dissimulating; pretense; deceit; hypocrisy: »Without some dissimulation no business can be carried on at all (Lord Chesterfield). Let love be without dissimulation (Romans 12:9). SYNONYM(S): duplicity …

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