dissemble vs dissimulate

dissemble

verb
  • To disguise or conceal something. 

  • To falsely hide one's opinions or feelings. 

  • To feign. 

  • To deliberately ignore something; to pretend not to notice. 

dissimulate

verb
  • To disguise or hide by adopting a false appearance. 

  • To connive at; to wink at; to pretend not to notice. 

  • To practise deception by concealment or omission, or by feigning a false appearance. 

How often have the words dissemble and dissimulate occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )