dissembled

verb

Definition of dissemblednext
past tense of dissemble
1
as in pretended
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 dissimulated
to take on a false or deceptive appearance children learn to dissemble at a surprisingly early age

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  1. pretended
  2. assumed
  3. simulated
Verb
  • The woman then pretended to hang herself with an electrical cord, just as Englyn eventually did.
    Andrew Solomon, The New Yorker, 30 Sep. 2024
  • Vance is expected to call out Walz, like Harris, as someone who has pretended to be a moderate while leading one of the most liberal states in the country.
    Phillip M. Bailey, USA TODAY, 30 Sep. 2024
Definition of pretended
Verb
  • Ariel Henry, the deeply unpopular prime minister at the time, assumed the role of president and failed to hold elections.
    Jay Blackman, NBC News, 12 Nov. 2024
  • And at least one of the people locked in the embrace — long assumed to be sisters or a mother and daughter — was a man.
    Hannah Peart, NBC News, 8 Nov. 2024
Definition of assumed
Verb
  • To answer this question, the scientists simulated iron-rich volcanic activity in the lab and concluded that rare earth elements were indeed present in the magma.
    Devika Rao, theweek, 1 Oct. 2024
  • In 1981, at the height of the Cold War arms race, Soviet exercises simulated an invasion of Germany and nuclear strikes against the West.
    Emily Ferris, Foreign Affairs, 4 Oct. 2017
Definition of simulated
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