pretend

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the enactment of a pretense

"it was just pretend"

make-believe, pretend

make believe with the intent to deceive

"He feigned that he was ill"; "He shammed a headache"

affect, dissemble, feign, pretend, sham

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behave unnaturally or affectedly

"She's just acting"

act, dissemble, pretend

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put forward a claim and assert right or possession of

"pretend the title of King"

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demand as being one's due or property; assert one's right or title to

"He claimed his suitcases at the airline counter"; "Mr. Smith claims special tax exemptions because he is a foreign resident"

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"

guess, hazard, pretend, venture

represent fictitiously, as in a play, or pretend to be or act like

"She makes like an actress"

make, make believe, pretend

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"

pretend, profess

imagined as in a play

"the make-believe world of theater"; "play money"; "dangling their legs in the water to catch pretend fish"

make-believe, pretend