Pretend
verbprɪ'tɛnd
Adjective
imagined as in a play
“dangling their legs in the water to catch pretend fish”
Similar:Make-believe
Noun
the enactment of a pretense
“it was just pretend”
Similar:Make-believeType of:SimulationPretenceFeigning
Verb
state insincerely
“She pretended not to have known the suicide bomber”
“She pretends to be an expert on wine”
Similar:ProfessType of:Claimput forward, of a guess, in spite of possible refutation
“I cannot pretend to say that you are wrong”
put forward a claim and assert right or possession of
“pretend the title of King”
Type of:ArrogateClaimrepresent fictitiously, as in a play, or pretend to be or act like
Similar:MakeType of:ActRepresentPlaymake believe with the intent to deceive
behave unnaturally or affectedly
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