| Roget’s II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition. 1995. |
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| VERB: | 1. To behave affectedly or insincerely or take on a false or misleading appearance of: act, counterfeit, dissemble, fake, feign, play-act, pose, put on, sham, simulate. See HONEST, TRUE. 2. To take on or give a false appearance of: affect2, assume, counterfeit, fake, feign, put on, sham, simulate. Idioms: make believe. See TRUE. 3. To contrive and present as genuine: counterfeit, fake, feign, simulate. Idioms: make believe, put on an act. See TRUE. 4. To have the courage to put forward, as an idea, especially when rebuff or criticism is likely: dare, hazard, presume, venture. See TRY. 5. To claim or allege insincerely or falsely: feign, profess. See TRUE. | | ADJECTIVE: | Informal. Made to imitate something else: artificial, imitation, manmade, mock, simulated, synthetic. See REAL.
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