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title: dissemble — Judaism dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «dissemble» in the Judaism dictionary: To hide your true feelings or plans by pretending to be different. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# dissemble

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**Who acts:** Israel, they, covenant, My, He, face · **What happens:** hide, pretend, be, have, sin, transgress · **To what, where:** true feelings, covenant, them, own stuff, him, plan · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«dissemble» in the Judaism dictionary: its meaning for a pupil and its 3 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [dissemble in the Judaism dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/dissemble.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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To hide your true feelings or plans by pretending to be different.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:dissemble:m1:1
# text = To hide your true feelings or plans by pretending to be different.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	hide	hide	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
4	true	true	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	feelings	feeling	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
6	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	plans	plan	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	conj	_	_
8	by	by	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
9	pretending	pretend	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	advcl	_	_
10	to	to	PART	TO	_	12	mark	_	_
11	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	12	cop	_	_
12	different	different	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hide** | to-infinitive |  | your true feelings or plans |  |  |  |  | vn concealment-16-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent feeling=Patient |
| 2 | **pretend** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **is** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | different *property* | tree rules |

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One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## Example 1 {#x1}

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Israel hath sinned; yea, they have even transgressed My covenant which I commanded them; yea, they have even taken of the devoted thing; and have also stolen, and dissembled also, and they have even put it among their own stuff. (Prophets JOS.7.11, JPS 1917)

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*Sentence 1:* Israel hath sinned; yea, they have even transgressed My covenant which I commanded them; yea, they have even taken of the devoted thing; and have also stolen, and dissembled also, and they have even put it among their own stuff.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:dissemble:x1:1
# text = Israel hath sinned; yea, they have even transgressed My covenant which I commanded them; yea, they have even taken of the devoted thing; and have also stolen, and dissembled also, and they have even put it among their own stuff.
1	Israel	Israel	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	hath	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Style=Arch|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	sinned	sin	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	10	punct	_	_
5	yea	yea	INTJ	UH	_	10	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
7	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
8	have	have	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	aux	_	_
9	even	even	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
10	transgressed	transgress	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	2	conj	_	_
11	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	12	nmod:poss	_	_
12	covenant	covenant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	_
13	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	15	nsubj	_	_
14	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	15	nsubj	_	_
15	commanded	command	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	12	acl:relcl	_	_
16	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	15	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	23	punct	_	_
18	yea	yea	INTJ	UH	_	23	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
20	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	23	nsubj	_	_
21	have	have	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	23	aux	_	_
22	even	even	ADV	RB	_	23	advmod	_	_
23	taken	take	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	10	conj	_	_
24	of	of	ADP	IN	_	27	case	_	_
25	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	27	det	_	_
26	devoted	devoted	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	27	amod	_	_
27	thing	thing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	23	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
28	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	32	punct	_	_
29	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	32	cc	_	_
30	have	have	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	32	aux	_	_
31	also	also	ADV	RB	_	32	advmod	_	_
32	stolen	steal	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	2	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
33	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	35	punct	_	_
34	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	35	cc	_	_
35	dissembled	dissemble	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	32	conj	_	_
36	also	also	ADV	RB	_	35	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
37	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	42	punct	_	_
38	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	42	cc	_	_
39	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	42	nsubj	_	_
40	have	have	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	42	aux	_	_
41	even	even	ADV	RB	_	42	advmod	_	_
42	put	put	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	32	conj	_	_
43	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	42	obj	_	_
44	among	among	ADP	IN	_	47	case	_	_
45	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	47	nmod:poss	_	_
46	own	own	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	47	amod	_	_
47	stuff	stuff	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	42	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
48	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | Israel |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **sin** | participle | Israel *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn rebel-71.2-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **transgress** | present · perfect | they | My covenant |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **command** | past | My covenant | them *= they* |  |  |  |  | vn supervision-95.2.2-1 «NP V NP.predicate»: agent=Agent they=Eventuality |
| 5 | **take** | present · perfect | they |  |  |  |  | of the devoted thing | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP PP.initial\_location»: agent=Agent of thing=Initial\_Location |
| 6 | **steal** | present · perfect |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 7 | **dissemble** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 8 | **put** | present | they | covenant |  | their own stuff |  |  | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent it=Theme among stuff=Destination |
| 9 | **covenant** |  | My |  |  |  |  |  | nom covenant «communication intransitive»: poss=agent |

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*Sentence 2:* (Prophets JOS.7.11, JPS 1917)

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:dissemble:x1:2
# text = (Prophets JOS.7.11, JPS 1917)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Prophets	prophet	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
3	JOS.7.11	JOS.7.11	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	flat	_	_
6	1917	1917	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	3	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He tried to dissemble, but his face gave him away.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:dissemble:x2:1
# text = He tried to dissemble, but his face gave him away.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	tried	try	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	4	mark	_	_
4	dissemble	dissemble	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
6	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
7	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	face	face	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
9	gave	give	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
10	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	iobj	_	_
11	away	away	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **try** | past | He |  |  |  |  |  | vn try-61.1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality |
| 2 | **dissemble** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | He *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **give away** | past | his face |  | him *= he* |  |  | away *property* | vn contribute-13.2 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent he=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She dissembled well and no one guessed her plan.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:dissemble:x3:1
# text = She dissembled well and no one guessed her plan.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	dissembled	dissemble	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	well	well	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	2	advmod	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
5	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	6	det	_	_
6	one	one	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
7	guessed	guess	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
8	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	plan	plan	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **dissemble** | past | She |  |  |  |  | well *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **guess** | past | no one | her plan |  |  |  |  | vn conjecture-29.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent plan=Theme |
| 3 | **plan** |  | her *= she* |  |  |  |  |  | nom plan «cognition transitive»: poss=agent |

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