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dis·sem·ble
 dissemble
- pronunciation:
- dih
sem
b
 l
- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, intransitive verb
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
dissembled, dissembles, dissembling |
| definition 1: |
to disguise or hide behind a false semblance; conceal the true nature or state of.
She dissembled her true motives in coming to him for help.- similar words:
- conceal, disguise, hide
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| definition 2: |
to pretend or make a false show of; feign.
- similar words:
- pretend, sham
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| related words: |
camouflage, fake, profess |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition: |
to conceal one's true motives, opinions, or feelings by a pretense.
- similar words:
- fake
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| related words: |
equivocate, lie, pose, sham |
| derivations: |
dissembled (adj.), dissemblingly (adv.), dissembler (n.) |
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