PRETEND

(noun) the enactment of a pretense
"it was just pretend"
synonyms : make-believe
(verb) state insincerely
"He professed innocence but later admitted his guilt", "She pretended not to have known the suicide bomber", "She pretends to be an expert on wine"
synonyms : profess
(verb) make believe with the intent to deceive
"He feigned that he was ill", "He shammed a headache"
synonyms : affect , dissemble , feign , sham
Carla pretended that she had embroidered the beautiful handkerchief. -added by naila_inlas
(verb) represent fictitiously, as in a play, or pretend to be or act like
"She makes like an actress"
synonyms : make , make believe
Donna is pretending to play Queen Victoria in the school’s annual play. -added by naila_inlas
(verb) put forward, of a guess, in spite of possible refutation
"I am guessing that the price of real estate will rise again", "I cannot pretend to say that you are wrong"
synonyms : guess , hazard , venture
(verb) behave unnaturally or affectedly
"She's just acting"
synonyms : act , dissemble
The other ladies dislike her because she pretends around them. -added by naila_inlas
(verb) put forward a claim and assert right or possession of
"pretend the title of King"
He tried to pretend the title of King. -added by naila_inlas
(adj.) imagined as in a play
"the make-believe world of theater", "play money", "dangling their legs in the water to catch pretend fish"
synonyms : make-believe
At a young age many children develop pretend friends. -added by naila_inlas

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