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dis⋅sem⋅ble
[di-sem-buh
l] 
verb, -bled, -bling.–verb (used with object)
| 1. | to give a false or misleading appearance to; conceal the truth or real nature of: to dissemble one's incompetence in business. |
| 2. | to put on the appearance of; feign: to dissemble innocence. |
| 3. | Obsolete. to let pass unnoticed; ignore. |
–verb (used without object)
| 4. | to conceal one's true motives, thoughts, etc., by some pretense; speak or act hypocritically. |
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| 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. |
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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. 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.Dissemble
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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dissemble
1413 (implied in dissemblable), apparently a variant of M.E. dissimule (infl. by M.Fr. dessembler or Eng. resemble), from O.Fr. dissimuler, from L. dissimulare (see dissimulation).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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