DISSEMBLE


Meaning of DISSEMBLE in English

[ dɪ'sɛmb(ə)l ]

■ verb hide or disguise one's true motives or feelings.

Derivatives

dissemblance noun

~r noun

Origin

ME: alt. (suggested by semblance ) of obs. dissimule , via OFr. from L. dissimulare 'disguise, conceal'.

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