dissemble
v.
act in a false or misleading manner, disguise one's true motives
LIE
Lie
A lie is a type of deception in the form of an untruthful statement with the intention to deceive, often with the further intention to maintain a secret or reputation, or to avoid
punishment. To lie is to state something one knows is
false with the intention that it be taken for the
truth by someone else. A
liar is a person who is lying, who has lied, or who lies repeatedly.
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dissemble
Verb
1. make believe with the intent to deceive; "He feigned that he was ill"; "He shammed a headache"
(synonym) feign, sham, pretend, affect
(hypernym) misrepresent, belie
(hyponym) play possum
(verb-group) make, pretend, make believe
(derivation) hypocrite, dissembler, phony, phoney, pretender
2. hide under a false appearance; "He masked his disappointment"
(synonym) cloak, mask
(hypernym) disguise
3. behave unnaturally or affectedly; "She's just acting"
(synonym) pretend, act
(hyponym) simulate, assume, sham, feign
(verb-group) act, behave, do
dissemblé
adj.
unlinked, separated, detached
Dissemble
(v. t.)
To put on the semblance of; to make pretense of; to simulate; to feign.
(v. t.)
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.
(v. i.)
To conceal the real fact, motives, /tention, or sentiments, under some pretense; to assume a false appearance; to act the hypocrite.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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