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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionarydis·sem·ble \di-ˈsem-bəl\ verb (dis·sem·bled ; dis·sem·bling \-b(ə-)liŋ\) ETYMOLOGY Middle English dissymblen, alteration of dissimulen, from Middle French dissimuler, from Latin dissimulare— more at dissimulate DATE 15th centurytransitive verb1. to hide under a false appearance2. to put on the appearance of : simulateintransitive verb: to put on a false appearance : conceal facts, intentions, or feelings under some pretense• dis·sem·bler \-b(ə-)lər\ nounEnglish Etymologydissemble early 15c. (implied in dissemblable), apparently a variant of M.E.dissimule (infl. by M.Frhttp://M.Fr. dessembler or Eng. resemble), from O.Frhttp://O.Fr. dissimuler, from L. dissimulare (see dissimulation). Related: Dissembled; dissembler; dissembling.Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7dissembledis·sem·ble / di5sembl / verb (formal)to hide your real feelings or intentions, often by pretending to have different ones 掩盖,掩饰(真实感情或意图): ▪ [V] She was a very honest person who was incapable of dissembling. 她是一个非常诚实的人,不会伪装。 ▪ [also VN] Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridgeddis·sem·ble\də̇ˈsembəl\ verb(dissembled ; dissembled ; dissembling \-b(ə)liŋ\ ; dissembles)Etymology: alteration (influenced by Middle French dessembler to be unlike) of dissimuletransitive verb1. : to hide under a false appearance : conceal with intent to deceive : feign < the propagandist … is a man so convinced of the truth of a certain proposition that he dissembles the facts that tell against it — Katharine F. Gerould >2. obsolete : overlook, ignore3. archaic : to put on the appearance of : make pretense of :simulate < he soon dissembled a sleep — Tatler >intransitive verb: to put on a false appearance : conceal facts, motives, intentions, or feelings under some pretense < we are all brought up to have a strict regard for the truth, but in adult life we learn to dissemble >Synonyms: see disguise

Verb Of To Dissemble False Put Hide Appearance