intransitive verb. To disguise or conceal one's real nature, motives, or feelings behind a false appearance.

intransitive verb. To disguise or conceal behind a false appearance. synonym: disguise.

To make unlike; cause to look different; disguise.

To give a false impression about; cause to seem different or non-existent; mask under a false pretense or deceptive manner.

To put on the semblance of; simulate; pretend.

To assume the appearance of; appear like; imitate.

Synonyms Dissemble, Simulate, Dissimulate Disguise, cloak, cover. (See hide.) To dissemble is to pretend that a thing which is is not: as, to dissemble one's real sentiments. To simulate is to pretend that a thing which is not is: as, to simulate friendship. To dissimulate is to hide the reality or truth of something under a diverse or contrary appearance: as, to dissimulate one's poverty by ostentation. To disguise is to put under a false guise, to keep a thing from being recognized by giving it a false appearance: as, I cannot disguise from myself the fact. See dissembler and conceal.

To give a false appearance; make a deceptive impression or presentation.

To assume a false seeming; conceal the real fact, motives, intention, or sentiments under some pretense; mask the truth about one's self.

intransitive verb. To conceal the real fact, motives, intention, or sentiments, under some pretense; to assume a false appearance; to act the hypocrite.

transitive verb. 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.

transitive verb. To put on the semblance of; to make pretense of; to simulate; to feign.

verb. To disguise or conceal something; to feign.

verb. To deliberately ignore something; to pretend not to notice.

verb. To falsely hide one's opinions or feelings.

verb. behave unnaturally or affectedly

verb. make believe with the intent to deceive

verb. hide under a false appearance

"I really enjoy it, I like doing it, I like composing music that I can kind of dissemble and say “what are different ways of telling the same musical story but making the middle something that is sorta indeterminate.”"

disguise  mask  

assume  feign  sham  simulate  

assemble  disassemble  reassemble  resemble  tremble  

anti-theological  arch-fiend  befal  birthplace  bottled-up  

act  cloak  conceal  cover  disguise  

dissembled  dissembles  dissembling