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dissemble

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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

DISSEMBLE

v.t.[L.] 1. To hide under a false appearance; to conceal; to disguise; to pretend that not to be which really is; as, I will not dissemble the truth; I cannot dissemble my real sentiments. [This is the proper sense of this word. ]
2. To pretend that to be which is not; to make a false appearance of. This is the sense of simulate.
Your son Lucentio doth love my daughter, and she loveth him, or both dissemble deeply their affections.

 

DISSEMBLE

v.i.To be hypocritical; to assume a false appearance; to conceal the real fact, motives, intention or sentiments under some pretense. Ye have stolen and dissembled also. Joshua 7:11.
He that hateth, dissembleth with his lips. Proverbs 26:24.

 

DISSEMBLED

pp. Concealed under a false appearance; disguised.

 

DISSEMBLER

n.One who dissembles; a hypocrite; one who conceals his opinions or dispositions under a false appearance.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

DISSEMBLE

Dis *sem "ble, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dissembled; p. pr. & vb. n.Dissembling. ] Etym: [OF. dissembler to be dissimilar; pref. dis- (L. dis- ) + F. sembler to seem, L. simulare to simulate; cf. L. dissimulare to dissemble. See Simulate, and cf. Dissimulate. ]

 

1. To hide under a false semblance or seeming; to feign (something ) not to be what it really is; to put an untrue appearance upon; to disguise; to mask. Dissemble all your griefs and discontents. Shak. Perhaps it was right to dissemble your love, But -- why did you kick me down stairs J. P. Kemble.

 

2. To put on the semblance of; to make pretense of; to simulate; to feign. He soon dissembled a sleep. Tatler.

 

Syn. -- To conceal; disguise; cloak; cover; equivocate. See Conceal.

 

DISSEMBLE

DISSEMBLE Dis *sem "ble, v. i.

 

Defn: To conceal the real fact, motives, He that hateth dissembleth with his lips. Prov. xxvi. 24. He [an enemy ] dissembles when he assumes an air of friendship. C. J. Smith.

 

DISSEMBLER

DISSEMBLER Dis *sem "bler, n.

 

Defn: One who dissembles; one who conceals his opinions or dispositions under a false appearance; a hypocrite. It is the weakest sort of politicians that are the greatest dissemblers. Bacon. Priests, princes, women, no dissemblers here. Pope.

 

Syn. -- Dissembler, Hypocrite. A person is called a dissembler with reference to his concealment of his real character, and a hypocrite with reference to his assumption of a false character. But hypocrite is the stronger word, being commonly used to characterize a person who is habitually insincere and false, especially one who makes professions of goodness when his aims are selfish and his life corrupt.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

dissemble

dis sem ble |diˈsembəl dəˈsɛmbəl | ▶verb [ no obj. ] conceal one's true motives, feelings, or beliefs: an honest, sincere person with no need to dissemble. • [ with obj. ] disguise or conceal (a feeling or intention ): she smiled, dissembling her true emotion. DERIVATIVES dis sem blance |-bləns |noun, dis sem bler |-b (ə )lər |noun ORIGIN late Middle English: alteration (suggested by semblance ) of obsolete dissimule, via Old French from Latin dissimulare ‘disguise, conceal. ’

 

Oxford Dictionary

dissemble

dissemble |dɪˈsɛmb (ə )l | ▶verb [ no obj. ] conceal or disguise one's true feelings or beliefs: an honest, sincere person with no need to dissemble. • [ with obj. ] disguise or conceal (a feeling or intention ): she smiled, dissembling her true emotion. DERIVATIVES dissemblance noun, dissembler noun ORIGIN late Middle English: alteration (suggested by semblance ) of obsolete dissimule, via Old French from Latin dissimulare ‘disguise, conceal ’.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

dissemble

dissemble verb she's being honest and has no need to dissemble: dissimulate, pretend, feign, act, masquerade, sham, fake, bluff, posture, hide one's feelings, put on a false front.

 

dissembler

dissembler noun he was a born showman and dissembler: liar, dissimulator; impostor, humbug, bluffer, fraud, actor, hoaxer, charlatan. CHOOSE THE RIGHT WORD See quack . These notes show fine distinctions in meaning between closely related synonyms to help you find the best word.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

dissemble

dissemble verb she is an honest, sincere person who has no need to dissemble: dissimulate, pretend, deceive, feign, act, masquerade, sham, fake, bluff, counterfeit, pose, posture, hide one's feelings, be dishonest, put on a false front, lie; cover up, conceal, disguise, hide, mask, veil, shroud.

 

dissembler

dissembler noun he was a born showman and dissembler: liar, dissimulator, deceiver, deluder; humbug, bluffer, fraud, hoodwinker, impostor, actor, faker, hoaxer, charlatan, cheat, cheater.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

dissemble

dis sem ble /dɪsémb (ə )l /動詞 ｟かたく 文 ｠他動詞 〈本心 欲求など 〉を隠す, 偽る .自動詞 本心を隠す, しらばくれる .