- disassemble / dissemble
- Disassemble means to take apart.Dissemble means "to mislead or deceive", as to dissemble about disassembling the bicycle.
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disassemble / dissemble — Disassemble means to take apart. Dissemble means to mislead or deceive , as to dissemble about disassembling the bicycle … Confused words
disassemble, dissemble — It would almost have been cheaper to dissemble the factory and move it to Wales (Sunday Times). Actually, no. Unlike dissociate and disassociate, which mean the same thing, dissemble and disassemble have quite separate meanings. Dissemble… … Dictionary of troublesome word
disassemble, dissemble — It would almost have been cheaper to dissemble the factory and move it to Wales (Sunday Times). Actually, no. Unlike dissociate and disassociate, which mean the same thing, dissemble and disassemble have quite separate meanings. Dissemble… … Dictionary of troublesome word
dissemble, disassemble — Dissemble means to conceal, to give a false appearance, to feign : Try to dissemble your lack of interest by looking alert. Roy dissembled his guilt by grinning broadly. Dissemble is a synonym of dissimulate. Disassemble means to take apart : He… … Dictionary of problem words and expressions
dissemble — means ‘to pretend; to disguise or conceal’. • One of nature s innocents. He couldn t dissemble if he tried P. O Donnell, 1971. It should not be used to mean ‘to take apart’ as if it were a shorter form of disassemble … Modern English usage
disassemble — see dissemble … Modern English usage
disassemble — , dissemble The first means to take apart; the second means to conceal … Bryson’s dictionary for writers and editors
dissemble — , disassemble The first means to conceal; the second means to take apart … Bryson’s dictionary for writers and editors
disassemble — See dissemble. See dissemble, disassemble … Dictionary of problem words and expressions
dissemble — See dissemble, disassemble … Dictionary of problem words and expressions
