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to dissemble
01
to conceal one's true emotions, beliefs, or intentions
Transitive: to dissemble one's emotions or beliefs
Grammatical Information
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
dissemble
3rd person singular
dissembles
Past simple
dissembled
Past participle
dissembled
Examples
She tried to dissemble her disappointment with a forced smile.
1.1
(of intentions, emotions, beliefs, etc.) to be hidden
Intransitive
Examples
His true feelings of frustration dissembled behind a calm expression.
02
to pretend or give a false appearance of something
Transitive: to dissemble sth
Examples
She dissembled indifference, even though she was deeply concerned.
Lexical Tree
dissembler
dissembling
dissemble
