Bible Dictionaries
Dissemble

Webster's Dictionary

(1):

(v. t.) To hide under a false semblance or seeming; to feign (something) not to be what it really is; to put an untrue appearance upon; to disguise; to mask.

(2):

(v. t.) To put on the semblance of; to make pretense of; to simulate; to feign.

(3):

(v. i.) To conceal the real fact, motives, /tention, or sentiments, under some pretense; to assume a false appearance; to act the hypocrite.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Dissemble'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​d/dissemble.html. 1828.