What does "dissemble" mean?
Dissemble: To put on the semblance of; to make pretense of; to simulate; to feign. He soon dissembled a sleep. Tatler. See Conceal.
Additional senses
- 2.To conceal the real fact, motives, He that hateth dissembleth with his lips. Prov. xxvi.
- 3.He [an enemy] dissembles when he assumes an air of friendship. C. J. Smith.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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