Dissemble \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.
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Dissemble all your griefs and discontents. --Shak.
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Perhaps it was right to dissemble your love,
But -- why did you kick me down stairs? --J. P.
Kemble.
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2. To put on the semblance of; to make pretense of; to
simulate; to feign.
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He soon dissembled a sleep. --Tatler.
Syn: To conceal; disguise; cloak; cover; equivocate. See
Conceal.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Dissembling \Dis*sem"bling\, a.
That dissembles; hypocritical; false. --
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
dissembling
adj : concealing under a false appearance with the intent to
deceive; "dissimulative arts" [syn: dissimulating, dissimulative]
n 1: pretending with intention to deceive [syn: pretense, pretence,
feigning]
2: the act of deceiving [syn: deception, deceit, dissimulation]
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