dissemble
verb (used with object)
to give a false or misleading appearance to; conceal the truth or real nature of.
were dissembling
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past progressiveof dissemble.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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There was plenty of reason to believe, however, that U.S. officials were dissembling.
From Time Magazine Archive
If she were dissembling he would dissemble, too, but to a better end.
From The Tyranny of Weakness by Paul Stahr
