dis·sem·ble (dĭ-sěm'bəl) v. dis·sem·bled, dis·sem·bling, dis·sem·bles v. tr.
To disguise or conceal one's real nature, motives, or feelings behind a false appearance. [Middle English dissemblen, from Old French dessembler, to be different : des-, dis- + sembler, to appear, seem; see semblable.] dis·sem'blance n., dis·sem'bler n., dis·sem'bling·ly adv. |