Definition of "dissemble" [dis•sem•ble]

• To disguise or conceal behind a false appearance. See Synonyms at disguise. (verb-transitive)
• To make a false show of; feign. (verb-transitive)
• To disguise or conceal one's real nature, motives, or feelings behind a false appearance. (verb-intransitive)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "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.”"
• "Use the word, "dissemble" or "disingenuous," if you will, but let's call it what it really is."
• "Waaa-al I dunno, Kerry seems to have read a few books and done some thinking since graduation, Bush on the other hand scowls petulantly and cannot use the word "dissemble" correctly in a sentence - a challenge that my eleven year old niece would sneer at."