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dissemble
Overview of verb dissemble
The verb dissemble has 3 senses (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (1) feign, sham, pretend, affect, dissemble -- (make believe with the intent to deceive; "He feigned that he was ill"; "He shammed a headache")
2. dissemble, cloak, mask -- (hide under a false appearance; "He masked his disappointment")
3. dissemble, pretend, act -- (behave unnaturally or affectedly; "She's just acting")
Grep of noun dissemble
dissembler
Antonyms of verb dissemble
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb dissemble
3 senses of dissemble
Sense 1
feign, sham, pretend, affect, dissemble
=> misrepresent, belie
=> represent
=> express, verbalize, verbalise, utter, give tongue to
Sense 2
dissemble, cloak, mask
=> disguise
=> hide, conceal
Sense 3
dissemble, pretend, act
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb dissemble
2 of 3 senses of dissemble
Sense 1
feign, sham, pretend, affect, dissemble
=> play possum
=> take a dive
=> bullshit, bull, fake
=> mouth
Sense 3
dissemble, pretend, act
=> simulate, assume, sham, feign
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb dissemble
3 senses of dissemble
Sense 1
feign, sham, pretend, affect, dissemble
=> misrepresent, belie
Sense 2
dissemble, cloak, mask
=> disguise
Sense 3
dissemble, pretend, act
'Cause To' of verb dissemble
Derived Forms of verb dissemble
1 of 3 senses of dissemble
Sense 1
feign, sham, pretend, affect, dissemble
RELATED TO>(noun) dissembler#1
=> hypocrite, dissembler, dissimulator, phony, phoney, pretender
RELATED TO>(noun) dissembling#1
=> pretense, pretence, feigning, dissembling
Domain of verb dissemble
Domain Terms of verb dissemble
Familiarity of verb dissemble
dissemble used as a verb is uncommon (polysemy count =3)
Sample Sentences of verb dissemble
3 senses of dissemble
Sense 1
feign, sham, pretend, affect, dissemble
*> Somebody ----s something
*> Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
*> Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE
Sense 2
dissemble, cloak, mask
*> Somebody ----s something
*> Somebody ----s somebody
*> Something ----s somebody
*> Something ----s something
Sense 3
dissemble, pretend, act
*> Somebody ----s
*> Somebody ----s something
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of verb dissemble
2 of 3 senses of dissemble
Sense 1
feign, sham, pretend, affect, dissemble
> misrepresent, belie
=> sentimentalize, sentimentalise
=> falsify, distort, garble, warp
=> feign, sham, pretend, affect, dissemble
Sense 2
dissemble, cloak, mask
> disguise
=> dissemble, cloak, mask
=> dissimulate
=> masquerade
=> camouflage
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb dissemble
Sense 1
feign, sham, pretend, affect, dissemble
=> misrepresent, belie
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Sense 2
dissemble, cloak, mask
=> disguise
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Sense 3
dissemble, pretend, act
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Grep of verb dissemble
dissemble
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