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dissemble
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
dissemble
(verb)
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dissemble
/dɪ
ˈ
sɛmbəl/
verb
dissembles
;
dissembled
;
disssembling
dissemble
/dɪ
ˈ
sɛmbəl/
verb
dissembles
;
dissembled
;
disssembling
Learner's definition of DISSEMBLE
[
no object
]
formal + literary
:
to hide your true feelings, opinions, etc.
It's now clear that he
dissembled
about the risks involved. [=he did not tell the truth about the risks involved]
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— dissembling
noun
[
noncount
]
Such
dissembling
from a politician is nothing new.
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