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   Dissemble (?), 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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