V2 Vocabulary Building Dictionary
dissemble
verb
Definition: to conceal the truth, facts, or real emotions behind false or misleading pretenses
Synonyms: disguise, conceal, pretend, simulate, hide, feign, mask
Antonyms: reveal, disclose
Tips: Dissemble originates from Old French, formed from sembler, “to seem,” and the negative dis-. Think, not making things as they seem. The related noun semblance means "outward appearance." If you dissemble something, you change it's appearance. Dissemble can be transitive or intransitive, meaning that it may or may not take an object in a sentence.
Usage Examples:
I am a terrible liar and can rarely dissemble the truth. (hide, disguise, conceal)
He was dissembling when he said he no longer cared for you. (pretending)
There are some who believe the news media will generally dissemble an accurate presentation of the facts. (disguise, conceal)
He tried to dissemble his motives for asking me to lunch, but I knew he wanted to get information out of me. (conceal, hide)
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