pretend

Definition for pretend

verb as in fake, falsify

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assume, bluff, feign, fool, impersonate, profess, purport, put on

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act, affect, allege, beguile, cheat, claim, counterfeit, cozen, deceive, delude, dissemble, dissimulate, dupe, fish, fudge, hoodwink, jazz, jive, malinger, masquerade, mislead, sham, simulate, stonewall, sucker, whitewash

Weak matches

be deceitful, be hypocritical, claim falsely, fake out, lay claim, let on, make out, pass off, pass oneself off as, put up a front

verb as in play the part of

Strongest matches

imitate, impersonate, purport, suppose

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act, imagine, masquerade, mimic, play, playact, portray, pose, represent, reproduce

Weak matches

assume the role, make as if, make believe, make out like, make up, put on a front, put on airs, put on an act

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“How can anyone pretend that this collection can serve as a reference for anyone?” the collective asks, noting that online dictionaries are both bigger and faster-moving.

From BBC

The real purpose here is to insulate the snowflake-fragile egos of men who cannot feel mighty unless a woman pretends — or is forced to pretend — that she's weak.

From Salon

"I'm not going to pretend that you completely forget about it. It is something that I will carry with me for the rest of my career at least," Genge told BBC Sport.

From BBC

This week’s cold open mocked president-elect Donald Trump by having the cast pretend to support him, and guest host Bill Burr’s monologue could be viewed from different lenses.

From Los Angeles Times

Often, when sensitive stories like this unfold in China, local Communist Party officials organise groups of cadres to pretend to be outraged locals who have been given the role of targeting foreign reporters and preventing any coverage.

From BBC

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