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. [1913 Webster]

Dissemble all your griefs and discontents. --Shak. [1913 Webster]

Perhaps it was right to dissemble your love, But -- why did you kick me down stairs? --J. P. Kemble. [1913 Webster]

2. To put on the semblance of; to make pretense of; to simulate; to feign. [1913 Webster]

He soon dissembled a sleep. --Tatler.

Syn: To conceal; disguise; cloak; cover; equivocate. See Conceal. [1913 Webster]

Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
 

Dissembling \Dis*sem"bling\, a. That dissembles; hypocritical; false. -- Dis*sem"bling*ly, adv. [1913 Webster]

Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
 

dissembling adj : concealing under a false appearance with the intent to deceive; "dissimulative arts" [syn: dissimulating, dissimulative]

noun

1: pretending with intention to deceive [syn: pretense, pretence, feigning]
2: the act of deceiving [syn: deception, deceit, dissimulation]

Source: WordNet (r) 2.0
 

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.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

Dissembling \Dis*sem"bling\, a. That dissembles; hypocritical; false. -- Dis*sem"bling*ly, adv.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)