dissemble

verb

di-ˈsem-bəl How to pronounce dissemble (audio)
Definition of dissemblenext
1
as in to pretend
to present a false appearance of he dissembled happiness at the news that his old girlfriend was getting married—to someone else

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2
as in to dissimulate
to take on a false or deceptive appearance children learn to dissemble at a surprisingly early age

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Recent Examples of dissemble Instead, whole grains and foods are dissembled into molecules which, with the help of artificial colorings, flavorings and gluelike emulsifiers, are heated, pounded, shaped or extruded into any food a manufacturer can dream up. — Sandee Lamotte, CNN Money, 29 Apr. 2026 Authorities were forced to dissemble the back deck in order to rescue some of the pups that were beneath, according to the Strong Island Animal Rescue League, who assisted with the efforts. — David Matthews, New York Daily News, 7 Aug. 2025 Nor have the Trumps dissembled about Amazon’s payment of forty million dollars for the rights to the film—more than twice as much as the second-highest bid—with twenty-eight million reportedly flowing directly to the First Lady. — David D. Kirkpatrick, New Yorker, 8 Feb. 2026 With his multi-instrumentalist bandmates, PJ Moore and co-songwriter Robert Bell, Buchanan zooms into these exchanges to prolong them or dissembles them into jagged pieces that leave the bigger picture to us. — Sam Sodomsky, Pitchfork, 1 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for dissemble
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dissemble
  1. pretend
  2. assume
  3. simulate
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  • Barcenas' tea-sipping celebration was a tribute to Alex Morgan, one of the Wave's owners, who pretended to take a sip of tea after scoring in a match against England during the 2019 Women's World Cup.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 4 July 2026
  • Well, Ariana seems to remember, whereas Hudson is determined to just undo the breakup and pretend like none of it ever happened.
    — Tom Smyth, Vulture, 2 July 2026
Definition of pretend
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  • Some Cuba watchers are skeptical Rodríguez Castro could assume a leading role in the official government.
    — Romina Ruiz-Goiriena, USA Today, 6 July 2026
  • Vahidi, who assumed the role after his predecessor Mohammad Pakpour was killed in US-Israeli strikes on the first day of the war, is rarely seen in public.
    — Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 5 July 2026
Definition of assume
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  • During its week-long test this past March, engineering teams monitored ERNEST across several navigational scenarios, including traveling at night and other poor lighting conditions to simulate certain lunar environments.
    — Josh Dinner, Space.com, 5 July 2026
  • These digital tools are built upon real-world operational datasets gathered from active fusion research environments, which will allow the company to simulate and optimize fuel handling processes before physical implementation.
    — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 5 July 2026
Definition of simulate

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