About The Word Dissemble
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Dissemble
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What's The Definition Of Dissemble?
[v] make believe; "He feigned that he was ill"; "He shammed a headache"
[v] behave unnaturally or affectedly; "She's just acting" [v] hide under a false appearance Synonyms | Synonyms for Dissemble: act | affect | cloak | feign | mask | pretend | pretend | sham Related Terms | Find terms related to Dissemble: See Also | assume | belie | bull | bullshit | disguise | fake | feign | misrepresent | mouth | play possum | sham | simulate | take a dive Dissemble In Webster's Dictionary \Dis*sem"ble\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dissembled}; p.
pr. & vb. n. {Dissembling}.] [OF. dissembler to be
dissimilar; pref. dis- (L. dis-) + F. sembler to seem, L.
simulare to simulate; cf. L. dissimulare to dissemble. See
{Simulate}, and cf. {Dissimulate}.]
1. To hide under a false semblance or seeming; to feign
(something) not to be what it really is; to put an untrue
appearance upon; to disguise; to mask.
Dissemble all your griefs and discontents. --Shak.
Perhaps it was right to dissemble your love, But --
why did you kick me down stairs? --J. P.
Kemble.
2. To put on the semblance of; to make pretense of; to
simulate; to feign.
He soon dissembled a sleep. --Tatler.
Syn: To conceal; disguise; cloak; cover; equivocate. See
{Conceal}.
\Dis*sem"ble\, v. i. To conceal the real fact, motives, ?tention, or sentiments, under some pretense; to assume a false appearance; to act the hypocrite. He that hateth dissembleth with his lips. --Prov. xxvi. 24. He [an enemy] dissembles when he assumes an air of friendship. --C. J. Smith. |
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