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    [Verb]  | "dis*sem*ble" | \ di-ˈsem-bəl \


    1: to hide under a false appearance

    2: to put on the appearance of : simulate

    3: to put on a false appearance : conceal facts, intentions, or feelings under some pretense


    Origin: 15th century ;

     Middle English dissymbulen, dissymblen, probably reshaping of dissimulen in same sense (after resemblen "to {see: |resemble|resemble}," semblance {see: |semblance|semblance}, and like forms), borrowed from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French dissimuler, dissumuler "to hide under a false appearance," borrowed from Latin dissimulāre{mat|dissimulate|};

    [Verb]  | "dissemble" 


    1: to present a false appearance of;


      * e.g., " ... he dissembled happiness at the news that his old girlfriend was getting married—to someone else "



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    2: to take on a false or deceptive appearance;


      * e.g., " ... children learn to dissemble at a surprisingly early age "



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     [ "dissemble" ]

    1: Neologistic contraction of “disassemble.”

      * e.g.,  ... You must dissemble the modem to replace the display. 


     [ "dissemble" ]

    2: Malopropism for the word: disassemble.

     [ "Dissemble" ]

    1: To give a false or misleading appearance to; conceal the truth or the real nature of:

      * e.g.,  ... Dissemble in a Sentence; Even though Beth knew she was madly in love with David, she still felt she had to dissemble (Lie & Hide) her true feelings to avoid being hurt by him, if he didn't feel the same. 


     [ "Dissemble" ]

    2: to dissemble one's incompetence in business. To conceal/lie and hide one's true motives, thoughts, actions, etc., by some pretense; speak or act hypocritically. *Not to be confused with the word "disassemble", to take apart, dismantle, tear down.

     [ "Dissembler" ]

    1: A person who hides their real intentions and feelings; a shady motherfucker

      * e.g.,  ... I was going to buy a watch from that guy on the street corner, but he gave off the vibes of a dissembler 

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