All 3 Uses of
dissemble
in
Twelfth Night
- Well, I'll put it on, and I will dissemble myself in it;
Scene 4.2 *dissemble = disguise
- Well, I'll put it on, and I will dissemble myself in't; and I would I were the first that ever dissembled in such a gown.†
Scene 4.2dissembled = deceived (hid or disguised the truth without outright lying)
- O thou dissembling cub!†
Scene 5.1dissembling = lying or deceiving (hiding or disguising the truth)
Definition:
hide or disguise the truth without outright lying