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Verb dissemble has 3 senses
- feign, sham, pretend, affect, dissemble - make believe with the intent to deceive; "He feigned that he was ill"; "He shammed a headache"
--1 is one way to misrepresent, belie
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE
- dissemble, cloak, mask - hide under a false appearance; "He masked his disappointment"
--2 is one way to disguise
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
- dissemble, pretend, act - behave unnaturally or affectedly; "She's just acting"
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
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