Dissemble and Profess

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Dissemble verb - To present a false appearance of.

Usage example: he dissembled happiness at the news that his old girlfriend was getting married—to someone else

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Profess is a synonym for dissemble in feign topic. In some cases you can use "Profess" instead a verb "Dissemble".

Profess verb - To present a false appearance of.

Usage example: professed friendship while secretly plotting revenge

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Dissemble is a synonym for profess in claim topic. You can use "Dissemble" instead a verb "Profess", if it concerns topics such as declare, feign.

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