Verb: dissemble di'sem-bul
- Hide under a false appearance
"He dissembled his disappointment";
- cloak, mask
- Make believe with the intent to deceive
"The politician dissembled about his true intentions";
- feign, sham, pretend, affect
- Behave unnaturally or affectedly
"She's just dissembling";
- pretend, act
Derived forms: dissembled, dissembles, dissembling
Type of: acquit, act, bear, behave, belie, carry, comport, conduct, deport, disguise, do, mask, misrepresent
Encyclopedia: Dissemble