# dissemble

> English word · Verb · IPA /dɪˈsɛmbəl/

## Definitions
1. To disguise or conceal something.
2. To feign, dissimulate.
3. To deliberately ignore something; to pretend not to notice.
4. To falsely hide one's opinions or feelings.

## Etymology
First attested in the beginning of the 15th century, in Middle English; inherited from Middle English dissemblen, dissimblen, dissemelen, borrowed from Old French dessambler, dissembler, disembler, itself borrowed from Latin dissimulō and modified after sembler, semblance, etc. Doublet of dissimulate, dissimilate, and dissimule.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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