DISSEMBLE

feign, sham, pretend, affect, dissemble

(verb) make believe with the intent to deceive; “He feigned that he was ill”; “He shammed a headache”

dissemble, pretend, act

(verb) behave unnaturally or affectedly; “She’s just acting”

dissemble, cloak, mask

(verb) hide under a false appearance; “He masked his disappointment”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Verb

dissemble (third-person singular simple present dissembles, present participle dissembling, simple past and past participle dissembled)

(transitive) To disguise or conceal something.

(transitive) To feign.

(transitive) To deliberately ignore something; to pretend not to notice.

(intransitive) To falsely hide one's opinions or feelings.

Usage notes

Not to be confused with disassemble (take apart).

Synonyms

• (to pretend not to notice): disregard, take no notice of; see also ignore

Source: Wiktionary

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Dis*sem"ble, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dissembled; p. pr. & vb. n. Dissembling.] Etym: [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.

Definition: To conceal the real fact, motives, He that hateth dissembleth with his lips. Prov. xxvi. 24. He [an enemy] dissembles when he assumes an air of friendship. C. J. Smith.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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