Associations to the word «Dissemble»

Wiktionary

DISSEMBLE, verb. (transitive) To disguise or conceal something.
DISSEMBLE, verb. (transitive) To feign.
DISSEMBLE, verb. (transitive) To deliberately ignore something; to pretend not to notice.
DISSEMBLE, verb. (intransitive) To falsely hide one's opinions or feelings.

Dictionary definition

DISSEMBLE, verb. Make believe with the intent to deceive; "He feigned that he was ill"; "He shammed a headache".
DISSEMBLE, verb. Hide under a false appearance; "He masked his disappointment".
DISSEMBLE, verb. Behave unnaturally or affectedly; "She's just acting".

Wise words

Life has no meaning unless one lives it with a will, at least to the limit of one's will. Virtue, good, evil are nothing but words, unless one takes them apart in order to build something with them; they do not win their true meaning until one knows how to apply them.
Paul Gauguin