• IPA: [dɪˈsɛmbəɫ]

dissemble (dissembles, present participle dissembling; past and past participle dissembled)

1. (transitive) To disguise or conceal something.
   • c. 1588–1593, William Shakespeare, “The Lamentable Tragedy of Titus Andronicus”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies: Published According to the True Originall Copies (First Folio), London: Printed by Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, OCLC 606515358 ↗, [Act I, scene i]:

     Dissemble all your griefs and discontents.

   • 1662, Thomas Cranmer [et al.], compilers, “The Order for Morning and Evening Prayer Daily to be Said and Used throughout the Year ↗”, in The Book of Common-Prayer, and Administration of the Sacraments, […], London: Printed by John Bill, and Christopher Barker, […], OCLC 1053343847 ↗, column 2:

     Dearly beloved brethren, the Scripture moveth us in ſundry places to acknowledge, and confeſs our manifold ſins and wickedneſs, and that we ſhould not diſſemble nor cloak them before the face of Almighty God our heavenly Father, {{...}

   • Perhaps it was right to dissemble your love.

2. (transitive) To feign.
   • 1681, John Dryden, Absalom and Achitophel

     And like a lion, slumb'ring in the way,

     Or sleep-dissembling, while he waits his prey.

   • He soon dissembled a sleep.

3. (transitive) To deliberately ignore something; to pretend not to notice.
4. (intransitive) To falsely hide one's opinions or feelings.
   • XVII century, John Dryden, Cymon And Iphigenia; from Boccace

     While to his arms the blushing bride he took,

     To seeming sadness she composed her look;

     As if by force subjected to his will,

     Though pleased, dissembling, and a woman still.

• (to pretend not to notice) disregard, take no notice of; see also Thesaurus:ignore

• German: verbergen
• Russian: скрыва́ть
• Spanish: disimular

• German: vortäuschen
• Spanish: fingir

• German: verbergen, verhehlen
• Russian: игнори́ровать

• German: anmerken lassen, sich verstellen, heucheln
• Russian: лицемерить
• Spanish: disimular