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单词 dissemble
释义 dis·sem·ble
\də̇ˈsembəl\ verb
(dissembled ; dissembled ; dissembling \-b(ə)liŋ\ ; dissembles)
Etymology: alteration (influenced by Middle French dessembler to be unlike) of dissimule
transitive verb
1. : to hide under a false appearance : conceal with intent to deceive : feign
 < the propagandist … is a man so convinced of the truth of a certain proposition that he dissembles the facts that tell against it — Katharine F. Gerould >
2. obsolete : overlook, ignore
3. archaic : to put on the appearance of : make pretense of : simulate
 < he soon dissembled a sleep — Tatler >
intransitive verb
: to put on a false appearance : conceal facts, motives, intentions, or feelings under some pretense
 < we are all brought up to have a strict regard for the truth, but in adult life we learn to dissemble >
Synonyms: see disguise
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