| 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, play-act, pose, pretend, put on, sham, simulate. See HONEST, TRUE. 2. To take on or give a false appearance of: affect2, assume, counterfeit, fake, pretend, put on, sham, simulate. Idioms: make believe. See TRUE. 3. To contrive and present as genuine: counterfeit, fake, pretend, simulate. Idioms: make believe, put on an act. See TRUE. 4. To claim or allege insincerely or falsely: pretend, profess. See TRUE.
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