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Definitions for: 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
Webster (1913) Definition: 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.
Synonyms: act, affect, cloak, feign, mask, pretend, pretend, sham
See Also: assume, belie, bull, bullshit, disguise, fake, feign, misrepresent, mouth, play possum, sham, simulate, take a dive
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