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Main Entry:
affect  [v. uh-fekt; n. af-ekt]
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: pretend, imitate
Synonyms: act, adopt, aspire to, assume, bluff, contrive, counterfeit, do a bit, fake, feign, lay it on thick, make out like, playact, put on, put up a front, sham*, simulate, take on
Notes: as a noun, affect means 'a feeling or emotion,' whereas effect means 'the result or consequence of some action or process'; as a verb, to affect means 'to exert an influence upon,' and implies the action of a stimulus that can produce a response or reaction, whereas to effect means 'to bring about as a result'
effect is a noun referring to a thing, but if you mean an action, that is affect; if you want the verb meaning 'achieve, bring about,' that is effect
* = informal/non-formal usage
Main Entry: pose
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: pretend, fake
Synonyms: act, affect, attitudinize, feign, grandstand, impersonate, make believe, make out like, masquerade, pass off, peacock, playact, posture, profess, purport, put on airs, put up a front, sham*, show off*, strike an attitude, take off as
Antonyms: be genuine
* = informal/non-formal usage
Main Entry: pretend
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: play the part of
Synonyms: act, assume the role, imagine, imitate, impersonate, make as if, make believe, make out like, make up, masquerade, mimic, play, playact, portray, pose, purport, put on a front, put on airs, put on an act, represent, reproduce, suppose
Notes: portend means to indicate (events, misfortunes, etc.) as in future or to foreshadow or to bode; pretend means to make believe with the intent to deceive or to give a false appearance of
Antonyms: be honest
Main Entry: play-act
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: pretend
Synonyms: act, assume the role, counterfeit, dissemble, fake*, feign, imagine, imitate, impersonate, make as if, make believe, make out like, make up, masquerade, mimic, play, playact, portray, pose, purport, put on, put on a front, put on airs, put on an act, represent, reproduce, sham*, simulate, suppose
* = informal/non-formal usage
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