dissimulate vs string on

dissimulate

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

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

  • To disguise or hide by adopting a false appearance. 

string on

verb
  • To continue to convince (someone) of something untrue; to maintain a lie or scam aimed at (someone). 

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