Dissembling

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Dissemble \Dis*sem"ble\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dissembled}; p.
     pr. & vb. n. {Dissembling}.] [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.
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              Dissemble all your griefs and discontents. --Shak.
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              Perhaps it was right to dissemble your love,
              But -- why did you kick me down stairs? --J. P.
                                                    Kemble.
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     2. To put on the semblance of; to make pretense of; to
        simulate; to feign.
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              He soon dissembled a sleep.           --Tatler.
  
     Syn: To conceal; disguise; cloak; cover; equivocate. See
          {Conceal}.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Dissembling \Dis*sem"bling\, a.
     That dissembles; hypocritical; false. -- {Dis*sem"bling*ly},
     adv.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  dissembling
       adj : concealing under a false appearance with the intent to
             deceive; "dissimulative arts" [syn: {dissimulating}, {dissimulative}]
       n 1: pretending with intention to deceive [syn: {pretense}, {pretence},
             {feigning}]
       2: the act of deceiving [syn: {deception}, {deceit}, {dissimulation}]