Word

dissemble, v.
(dissembled, dissembles, dissembling)
freq. cnt. 1

make believe with the intent to deceive
<verb.communication> freq. cnt.: 18 freq. cnt.: 12 freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

affect dissemble feign pretend sham

sample sentences

"He feigned that he was ill"
"He shammed a headache"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

pretending pretense pretense pretender

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

dissembling dissembler

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

sham shammer shammer

semantic pointers

hypernym

misrepresent, belie

verb group

make, pretend, make believe

hyponym

play possum take a dive bullshit, talk through one's hat, bull, fake mouth

behave unnaturally or affectedly
<verb.creation> freq. cnt.: 10 freq. cnt.: 10

act dissemble pretend

sample sentences

"She's just acting"

verb frames

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something

verb frames

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something

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Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

semantic pointers

verb group

act, behave, do

hyponym

simulate, assume, sham, feign

hide under a false appearance
<verb.perception> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

cloak dissemble mask

sample sentences

"He masked his disappointment"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

semantic pointers

hypernym