dissembles

verb

present tense third-person singular of dissemble
1
as in pretends
to present a false appearance of he dissembled happiness at the news that his old girlfriend was getting married—to someone else

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2
as in dissimulates
to take on a false or deceptive appearance children learn to dissemble at a surprisingly early age

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Recent Examples of dissembles With his multi-instrumentalist bandmates, PJ Moore and co-songwriter Robert Bell, Buchanan zooms into these exchanges to prolong them or dissembles them into jagged pieces that leave the bigger picture to us. — Sam Sodomsky, Pitchfork, 1 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dissembles
  1. pretends
  2. assumes
  3. simulates
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  • Robin pretends to play with the moon but becomes worried when the moon gets stuck in a tree.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 1 Oct. 2026
  • This time around, Demna seemed to be speaking more earnestly about glamour and style, and to a customer base that fashion often pretends is not there.
    — José Criales-Unzueta, Vanity Fair, 26 Sep. 2026
Definition of pretends
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  • But much of the deleveraging framework, Condon acknowledged, assumes the underlying businesses continue to perform largely in line with their pre-transaction trajectories, making execution incredibly important.
    — Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 7 Oct. 2026
  • The White House’s claim that truckers will save more than $100 per fill-up assumes states suspend their own diesel taxes as well, which the order encourages but can’t require.
    — Steven John, Fortune, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of assumes
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  • Ray tracing is a rendering technique that simulates how light travels and interacts with surfaces to produce realistic lighting, reflections, and shadows.
    — Aman Kumar, Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 Sep. 2026
  • Here, what lies indoors simulates the beauty of the natural world.
    — Carrie Honaker, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of simulates

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“Dissembles.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dissembles. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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