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Definition of Dissembles

Dissemble
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. Dissemble all your griefs and discontents. --Shak. Perhaps it was right to dissemble your love, But -- why did you kick me down stairs? --J. P. Kemble. 2. To put on the semblance of; to make pretense of; to simulate; to feign. He soon dissembled a sleep. --Tatler. Syn: To conceal; disguise; cloak; cover; equivocate. See Conceal.
Dissemble
Dissemble Dis*sem"ble, v. i. To conceal the real fact, motives, ?tention, or sentiments, under some pretense; to assume a false appearance; to act the hypocrite. He that hateth dissembleth with his lips. --Prov. xxvi. 24. He [an enemy] dissembles when he assumes an air of friendship. --C. J. Smith.

Meaning of Dissembles from wikipedia

- "Culture of dissemblance" describes a "cult of secrecy" practiced by black women in the Reconstruction era American Middle West to "protect the sanctity...
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- The Dissembled Wanton is a 1726 comedy play by the British writer Leonard Welsted. The original Lincoln's Inn Fields cast included James Quin as Lord Severne...
- Wit at Several Weapons (1613) (co-written with William Rowley) More Dissemblers Besides Women (1614) The Widow (1615–16) The Witch (1616) A Fair Quarrel...
- Polk, Khary (Summer 2013). "Malcolm X, ****ual Hearsay, and Masculine Dissemblance". Biography. 36 (3): 568–584. doi:10.1353/bio.2013.0029. JSTOR 24570210...
- p****engers, Billy reveals he has obligations to protect her, although he dissembles as to why. As the authorities, including Thomas and Sofia, make plans...
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- Tomb of the Cybermen when the Doctor is identified as "English" and, dissembling, plays along. Though David Tennant speaks with a natural Scottish accent...
- Abacus, London, 2003.[page needed] Wood, James (16 April 1998). "The Great Dissembler". London Review of Books. 20 (8). ISSN 0260-9592. David Knowles (1979)...