dissemble
dissemble is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 3 senses. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.To put on the semblance of; to make pretense of; to simulate; to feign. He soon dissembled a sleep. Tatler. See Conceal.
- 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.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Synonyms (Webster's 1913)
- cloak
- cover
- disguise
- equivocate
- to conceal
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Related questions
Reverse-dictionary questions
Definition-first questions whose answer is dissemble.
- What is to put on the semblance of; to make pretense of; to simulate; to feign. He soon dissembled a sleep. Tatler. See Conceal called?
- What is to conceal the real fact, motives, He that hateth dissembleth with his lips. Prov. xxvi called?
- What is he [an enemy] dissembles when he assumes an air of friendship. C. J. Smith called?
Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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