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pretend v. [
feign, sham, affect, dissemble] make believe with the intent to deceive; "He feigned that he was ill"; "He shammed a headache"
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pretend v. [
dissemble, act] behave unnaturally or affectedly; "She's just acting"
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pretend n. [
make-believe] the enactment of a pretense; "it was just pretend"
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pretend v. put forward a claim and assert right or possession of; "pretend the title of King"
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pretend v. [
guess, venture, hazard] 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"
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