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dissemble
verb
Synonyms and Antonyms of DISSEMBLE
1
to present a false appearance of <he dissembled happiness at the news that his old girlfriend was getting married—to someone else>
Synonyms act, affect, assume, bluff, counterfeit, dissemble, fake, pass (for), pretend, profess, put on, sham, simulate
Related Words dissimulate, impersonate, let on, masquerade, play, playact, pose; forge, imitate; camouflage, conceal, disguise, mask; feint; malinger
2
to take on a false or deceptive appearance <children learn to dissemble at a surprisingly early age>
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