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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024dis•sem•ble /dɪˈsɛmbəl/USA pronunciation v. [no object], -bled, -bling. - to hide or conceal one's true motives or thoughts;
speak or act hypocritically:You can always tell if he's dissembling; his voice trembles when he lies.
dis•sem•blance, n. [uncountable] dis•sem•bler, n. [countable]See -semble-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024dis•sem•ble (di sem′bəl),USA pronunciation v., -bled, -bling. v.t. - to give a false or misleading appearance to;
conceal the truth or real nature of:to dissemble one's incompetence in business. - to put on the appearance of;
feign:to dissemble innocence. - [Obs.]to let pass unnoticed;
ignore.
v.i. - to conceal one's true motives, thoughts, etc., by some pretense;
speak or act hypocritically.
- Latin dissimulāre. See dis-1, simulate
- alteration (by association with obsolete semble to resemble) of Middle English dissimulen 1490–1500
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged mask, hide, camouflage, dissimulate.
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