1. (verb) feign, sham, pretend, affect, dissemble
make believe with the intent to deceive
Synonyms: bear upon, make believe, mask, touch, cloak, touch on, strike, dissemble, move, assume, involve, pretend, venture, simulate, impress, affect, hazard, feign, act, impact, sham, guess, profess, bear on, regard, make
2. (verb) simulate, assume, sham, feign
make a pretence of
Synonyms: pretend, adopt, take for granted, arrogate, get into, accept, strike, dissemble, take on, imitate, acquire, usurp, simulate, assume, put on, presume, affect, feign, take, model, sham, take over, seize, don, take up, bear, wear, copy
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