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dissembledissemble /dɪˈsɛmbəl/ verb [intransitive, transitive] formal ETYMOLOGYdissembleOrigin: 1400-1500 dissimule to hide your feelings (14-17 centuries), from Latin dissimulare; ➔ DISSIMULATE VERB TABLEdissemble |
Present | I, you, we, they | dissemble | | he, she, it | dissembles | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | dissembled | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have dissembled | | he, she, it | has dissembled | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had dissembled | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will dissemble | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have dissembled |
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Present | I | am dissembling | | he, she, it | is dissembling | | you, we, they | are dissembling | Past | I, he, she, it | was dissembling | | you, we, they | were dissembling | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been dissembling | | he, she, it | has been dissembling | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been dissembling | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be dissembling | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been dissembling |
to hide your true feelings, ideas, desires, etc. especially in order to deceive someone |