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Webster 1913 Edition
Dissemble
Dis-sem′ble
,Verb.
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. Shakespeare
Perhaps it was right to
But – why did you kick me down stairs?
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.
Syn. – To conceal; disguise; cloak; cover; equivocate. See
Conceal
. Dis-sem′ble
,Verb.
I.
To conceal the real fact, motives, intention, 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.
Webster 1828 Edition
Dissemble
DISSEMBLE
,Verb.
T.
1.
To hide under a false appearance; to conceal; to disguise; to pretend that not to be which really is; as, I will not dissemble the truth; I cannot dissemble my real sentiments. [This is the proper sense of this word.]2.
To pretend that to be which is not; to make a false appearance of. This is the sense of simulate.Your son Lucentio doth love my daughter, and she loveth him, or both dissemble deeply their affections.
DISSEMBLE
,Verb.
I.
Ye have stolen and dissembled also. Joshua 7.
He that hateth, dissembleth with his lips. Proverbs 26.