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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|};
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[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.
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[ "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.
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[ "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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