In a television interview the politician tended to dissemble rather than to answer questions truthfully.
The last sentence.
The little old man was able to dissemble himself as a friendly car salesman.
That's like asking what the Ford symbol stands for on the front of a Ford Explorer.
The correct term depends on the context. "Disassemble" means to take something apart, while "dissemble" means to conceal one's true motives or feelings. If you're referring to breaking something down, use "disassemble." If you're talking about hiding the truth, use "dissemble."
we are so used to dissembling with others that in time we come to deceive and dissemble with ourselves
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dissemble
to undo or to take apart.
It means to tell a lie.
I believe the word "dissembled" would rhyme. "Dissemble" means: "to put on a false appearance : conceal facts, intentions, or feelings under some pretense."
Deception, falsify
The dissemble is satan