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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
dissemble
v 1: make believe; "He feigned that he was ill"; "He shammed a
headache" [syn: {feign}, {sham}, {pretend}, {affect}]
2: hide under a false appearance [syn: {cloak}, {mask}]
3: behave unnaturally or affectedly; "She's just acting" [syn:
{pretend}, {act}]
From THE DEVIL'S DICTIONARY ((C)1911 Released April 15 1993) [devils]:
DISSEMBLE, v.i. To put a clean shirt upon the character.
Let us dissemble.
Adam
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