Word: Dissemble

The Word of the Day for Feb 07 is:
dissemble \dih-SEM-bul\ verb

transitive senses
*1 : to hide under a false appearance
2 : to put on the appearance of : simulate
intransitive sense
: to put on a false appearance : conceal facts, intentions, or feelings under some pretense

Example sentence:
Political propagandists often don't hesitate to dissemble any facts contrary to their position.

Did you know?

We don't have anything to hide: "dissemble" is a synonym of "disguise," "cloak," and "mask." "Disguise" implies a change in appearance or behavior that misleads by presenting a different apparent identity. "Cloak" suggests a means of hiding a movement or an intention. "Mask" suggests some often obvious means of hiding or disguising something. "Dissemble" (from Latin "dissimulare," meaning "to hide or conceal") stresses the intent to deceive, especially about one's own thoughts or feelings, and often implies that the deception is something that would warrant censure if discovered.

*Indicates the sense illustrated in the example sentence.

My sentence:

Lawyers, politicians and used car salemen are believed to dissemble as a matter of course.

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Comments

[Cyn]

Good one!

[Rose]

She dissembled her haughty, self-centered thoughts under the pretext of generosity.