Dissemble
11dissemble — [[t]dɪse̱mb(ə)l[/t]] dissembles, dissembling, dissembled VERB When people dissemble, they hide their real intentions or emotions. [LITERARY] Henry was not slow to dissemble when it served his purposes. [Also V n] …
12dissemble — UK [dɪˈsemb(ə)l] / US verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms dissemble : present tense I/you/we/they dissemble he/she/it dissembles present participle dissembling past tense dissembled past participle dissembled literary to hide your real… …
13dissemble — See dissemble, disassemble …
14dissemble — [c]/dəˈsɛmbəl / (say duh sembuhl) verb (dissembled, dissembling) –verb (t) 1. to give a false semblance to; conceal the real nature of: *I manage to dissemble my hostility and to tell him as little as possible. –dal stivens, 1986. 2. to put on… …
15dissemble, disassemble — Dissemble means to conceal, to give a false appearance, to feign : Try to dissemble your lack of interest by looking alert. Roy dissembled his guilt by grinning broadly. Dissemble is a synonym of dissimulate. Disassemble means to take apart : He… …
16dissemble — verb (dissembled; dissembling) Etymology: Middle English dissymblen, alteration of dissimulen, from Middle French dissimuler, from Latin dissimulare more at dissimulate Date: 15th century transitive verb 1. to hide under a false appearance …
17dissemble — verb /dɪˈsɛmbl/ a) To disguise or conceal something; to feign. b) To deliberately ignore something; to pretend not to notice …
18dissemble — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. pretend, feign, dissimulate; camouflage, conceal. See concealment, falsehood. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To disguise] Syn. mask, cover, camouflage; see disguise , hide 1 . 2. [To behave hypocritically]… …
19dissemble — dis|sem|ble [dıˈsembəl] v [I and T] literary [Date: 1400 1500; Origin: dissimule to hide your feelings (14 17 centuries), from Latin dissimulare; DISSIMULATE] to hide your true feelings, thoughts etc …
20dissemble — dis|sem|ble [ dı sembl ] verb intransitive or transitive LITERARY to hide your real thoughts, feelings, or intentions: DISSIMULATE …
