dissemble
verb (used with object)
to give a false or misleading appearance to; conceal the truth or real nature of.
has dissembled
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present perfectof dissemble (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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I've spent nearly 40 years investigating how in the past the industry has dissembled and lied, refusing to accept the medical evidence.
From BBC ● May 28, 2014
But it will occur to us after reading him through that he has dissembled his love, then, very well.
From Works of Lucian of Samosata — Volume 01 by F. G. (Francis George) Fowler
Who knoweth but she merely has dissembled, And shown a fictious flame to prove thee, Balder!
From The Death of Balder by George Henry Borrow
