English → Latin
“dissemble” in Latin
obtegōto cover over or up; to veil, hide, conceal; to protectcēlōto hide (something from someone), cover, keep a secret, concealīraire, anger, wrath
The English word dissemble itself goes back to Latin similis, through dissimulō.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
dissemble
dissimulare aliquid (the proper word): obtegere, occultare aliquid (to hide it). (The words are found in this connection and order.) tegere et dissimulare; dissimulare et occultare: celare (to conceal; e.g., iram): tegere aliquid or tegere aliquid simulatione alicujus rei (if what is used for the purpose of dissembling something else is mentioned): tegere aliquid multis simulationum involucris (by many artifices, etc.): quasi velis obtendere aliquid (Cic.): praetendere aliquid alicui rei (to hold a false pretence before the truth for the purpose of veiling it).
INTR., To play the hypocrite, dissimulatorem esse. Vid: HYPOCRITE.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for dissemble?
- The usual Latin words for “dissemble” are obtegō, cēlō, īra. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.